The sociology of the Gulf rentier systems: Societies of intermediaries

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 282-318

  Hertog, Steffen ^a  

^a SCIENCES PO   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; RENT SEEKING;

EID: 77956301385     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: 14752999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0010417510000058     Document Type: Article

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