Tourism development in Kuwait: examining the political-economic challenges in a unique rentier economy
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Paris, C., Marochi, B. and Rubin, S. 2017. Tourism development in Kuwait: examining the political-economic challenges in a unique rentier economy. International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy. 3 (4), pp. 301-315. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDIPE.2017.10009706
Type | Article |
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Title | Tourism development in Kuwait: examining the political-economic challenges in a unique rentier economy |
Authors | Paris, C., Marochi, B. and Rubin, S. |
Abstract | This article explores the challenges Kuwait faces to develop tourism due to the particularly unique political-economic system of popular rentierism. Kuwait’s tourism industry is relatively underdeveloped in comparison to other Gulf Cooperation Council countries and has not received much attention by tourists, policy-makers, and scholars. This study provides both a macro-level analysis of the political economic obstacles to tourism development in Kuwait and the more micro-level challenges that have resulted, particularly in relation to proposed mega-development projects. While insights from this study are useful for understanding the role of tourism in the rentier economies, this study also further theorises tourism within the field of international relations and political economy and shows how tourism development is of particular importance for public diplomacy in the current global arena. |
Keywords | popular rentierism; Arabian Gulf; tourism development; oil-economy; political economy; diplomacy; diversification; tourism policy; oil-crisis; GCC; Kuwait |
Publisher | Inderscience |
Journal | International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy |
ISSN | 2049-0887 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 Dec 2017 |
Dec 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 06 Dec 2017 |
Accepted | 19 Dec 2016 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Inderscience in International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy on 12/12/2017, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJDIPE.2017.10009706 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJDIPE.2017.088843 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDIPE.2017.10009706 |
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDIPE.2017.088843 | |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85102206895 |
Language | English |
https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/item/875v5
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