Extractive Growth in Saudi Arabia and UAE

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Series of post about Saudi and UAE

The Strange Tale of Sheik Shakhbut * - Why Nations Fail - Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

Extractive Growth in the United Arab Emirates * - Why Nations Fail - Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

Extractive Growth, Saudi*Style - Why Nations Fail - Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

 

[Serious]

He didn’t believe in schools either. In the early 1950s, the historian Christopher Davidson reports in his book Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond, Shakhbut was approached by the new ruler of Sharjah for advice concerning whether or not the sons of an exiled man should be permitted to remain in a school in Sharjah, Davidson notes (p. 35):

Sheikh Shakhbut, like many autocrats before him, was afraid that promoting development would cause political instability and undermine the grip of the Al-Nahyan family on power. As Davidson himself notes (p. 32), Shakhbut

how dare people try to educate themselves about what rich people do......