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Like its Nevadan cousin, the city grew out of comparatively liberal policies: relaxed gaming laws in Las Vegas and a tax free port in Dubai attracted investors and consumers. The Dubai Creek, turned into a float- ing airstrip, dredged, its silt used as land- fill, was the city's first natural r...

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Published inThe Middle East journal Vol. 68; no. 4; p. 642
Main Author Menoret, Pascal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Middle East Institute 01.10.2014
Subjects
19th century
Architectural engineering
Architecture
Central business districts
Cities
Construction
Container ships
Globalization
Infrastructure
Land reclamation
Ports
Success
Urbanism
Saudi Arabia
Las Vegas Nevada
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Dubai United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Nevada
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Summary:Like its Nevadan cousin, the city grew out of comparatively liberal policies: relaxed gaming laws in Las Vegas and a tax free port in Dubai attracted investors and consumers. The Dubai Creek, turned into a float- ing airstrip, dredged, its silt used as land- fill, was the city's first natural resource and opening onto the wide world. [...]Riyadh, Jidda, Kuwait City, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha were built around patterns of rent distribution and land development that reflect state power more than the workings of the oil industry. According to them, "the threads of Mediterranean cultural and economic unity have been woven and intertwined through centuries of trade."
ISSN:0026-3141
1940-3461