Rebuilding Yemen : political, economic and social challenges
Gulf Research Meeting (Author), Noel Brehony (Editor), Saʻūd ibn Ṣāliḥ Sarḥān (Editor)
As Yemenis start planning the reconstruction and rebuilding of their country after recent turmoil they face huge challenges in every major sphere. This book discusses the political and economic background and analyses the most important issues:_x000B_- the option of improved governance through a federal government_x000B_- addressing the powerful and patronage networks of the previous regime_x000B_- investing in Yemen's human and natural resources to compensate for falling revenues from oil and gas_x000B_- maintaining rural life through reduced dependence on irrigated agriculture and investing
Conference papers and proceedings
1 online resource (181 pages) : illustrations, maps
9783940924698, 9783940924681, 3940924695, 3940924687
954337262
9783940924698; 9783940924698; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements and Note on Transliteration; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Federal Plan in Yemen: History of an Idea and Its Current Development; 2. Hadrami Identities in Saudi Arabia; 3. Corruption in Yemen: Maintaining the Status Quo?; 4. Labor, Investment, and Natural Resources in the Yemeni Economy; 5. The Political Economy of Agriculture and Agricultural Policy in Yemen; 6. Yemen Urban Water: Extreme Challenges, Practical Solutions, and Lessons for the Future from the Case of Taiz 7. â#x80;#x9C;Our Main Concern is Securityâ#x80;#x9D;: Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Political Participation,Engagement in the Security Sector, and Public Safety in YemenAbout the Contributors; Abbreviations; Chronology; Maps
Papers selected from the Gulf Research Center's annual conference held at Cambridge 24-28 Aug. 2014; redrafted taking into account comments made by participants in the Future of Yemen panel