City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism By Jim Krane

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Starred Review The modern city state of Dubai exists largely because two men willed it so Through a combination of prescient investment of resources, grandiose vision and the freedoms of absolute rule, the late Sheikh Rashid and his son and current ruler Sheikh Mohammed transformed the backwater village into a global powerhouse erupting onto the earth Mohammed s ideas are so stamped on the landscape that two of his poems are being written on the sea as a group of artificial islands Dubai based journalist Krane does a superb job of conveying the near manic atmosphere swirling around the creation of the world s tallest building half a mile high , first indoor ski slope in a mall andincidentallythe world s largest carbon footprint, revealing the creativity and tolerance that characterize a city where % of its residents are foreigners, as well as the inevitable costs of such lavish ambition Environmental needs have been ignored another island was built atop a coral reserve, and migrant laborers and sex workers face routine abuse and exploitation A fascinating study of a small nation that has taken the ideas of modernization and capitalism to their outer limits Sept Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reservedCity of Gold offers a vivid guide to how a Bedouin tribe turned a mud village on a scrap of desert into a glittering city state BloombergThis landmark work is recommended to those interested in the history, politics, and economics of the Middle East an excellent choice for anyone who wishes to learnabout Dubai Library JournalThe modern city state of Dubai exists largely because two men willed it so Through a combination of prescient investment of resources, grandiose vision and the freedoms of absolute rule, the late Sheikh Rashid and his son and current ruler Sheikh Mohammed transformed the backwater village into a global powerhouse erupting onto the earth Mohammed s ideas are so stamped on the landscape that two of his poems are being written on the sea as a group of artificial islands Dubai based journalist Krane does a superb job of conveying the near manic atmosphere swirling around the creation of the world s tallest building half a mile high , first indoor ski slope in a mall andincidentallythe world s largest carbon footprint, revealing the creativity and tolerance that characterize a city where % of its residents are foreigners, as well as the inevitable costs of such lavish ambition Environmental needs have been ignored another island was built atop a coral reserve, and migrant laborers and sex workers face routine abuse and exploitation A fascinating study of a small nation that has taken the ideas of modernization and capitalism to their outer limits Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewThe author hits his stride when he assesses Dubais current ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum He proceeds to examine this small emirate with admirable even handedness and good humour But Krane also writes movingly of the conditions of the Indian, Pakistani City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism

super book about Dubai B003G93ZAY Perfect book perfect for the times. This really answers the question how? No, seriously, how did a city that barely registered as a city even in its own region take off to become the de facto new Singapore. Author Jim Krane gives us a balanced look at how Dubai B003G93ZAY