The Political Economy of State Capitalism in the Arab Gulf States
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19K12537
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
Gray Matthew 早稲田大学, 国際学術院, 教授 (70791292)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | Persian Gulf countries / political economy / ecoonomic reform / state capitalism / politics / Persian Gulf states / new state capitalism / rentier state theory / economic reform / Gulf states / Arab countries / economic statecraft / rentierism / Gulf studies / Middle Eastern studies / political science |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This project will develop a new theory of state capitalism - a system where the state allows some free market mechanisms and private sector operations in the economy, while being a major owner in the economy and tightly controlling it - in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf [Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)]. It will explain the sources of the Gulf's form of "new state capitalism" (NSC); how this links to oil wealth and politics; how state capitalism affects state policies and behavior; and the implications for political and economic stability.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
After delays in the research due to the Covid pandemic, I conducted further research work in 2022. This included some additional desk research, and then a field trip to Oman, the UAE, and Qatar in early 2023, where I interviewed policy experts, businesspeople, and scholars to refine my ideas on state capitalism, economic reform, and development plans in these countries.
I also published one book chapter based on research from the project, and wrote three more which are now in press, one to appear later in 2023 and two in 2024.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The project is starting its final year (including a total of two one-year extensions), delayed due to the Covid pandemic. I am trying to catch up with the time lost over 2020-22 but the project remains delayed compared to initial plans.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The fieldwork in early 2023 assisted greatly, including in feeding into publications that have been drafted or revised in recent months. I am planning another research trip towards the end of the current year (either over the new year or, preferably, in February-March 2024: this should give me further research material, including case studies and other insights, to build into further publications.
I am currently trying to decide whether to prepare a book-length manuscript specifically on the state capitalism concept, or whether to build the state capitalism ideas into a broader work on the political economies of the Gulf states.
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Report
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Research Products
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