The United Arab Emirates : unity in fragmentation /
Khalifa, Ali Mohammed.
The United Arab Emirates : unity in fragmentation / Ali Mohammed Khalifa. - Boulder, Colo. : London : Westview Press ; Croom Helm, 1979. - xvi, 235 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Westview special studies on the Middle East .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-227) and index.
1. Introduction : Integration as a Conceptual Field ; Current Definitions and Applications - The Unique Features of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as an Integrative Case - The Approach Utilized in This Study -- Part 1. The Union as an Amalgamative Undertaking : 2. Foundations and Emergence of the Union ; British Involvement in the Gulf Region , Antecedent Efforts at Cooperation , The Arduous Path to Federation - 3. The Union : Institutional Setting ; Two Levels of Government ; Domains and Interrelationships , The Federal Structure ; Unbalanced Tripartition , The Legislative Process-How Laws Are Enacted - 4. The Union : Institutional Development and Integration ; Cabinet Structure and Civil Service Growth , Federal Finances and Economic Development , Social Services and Social Development , Defense and Internal Security , Federal Legislation ; Scope and Emphases -- Part 2. Integration and Disintegration on the Local Level : 5. Disintegrative Factors in the Union's Internal Environment : Tribalism , Territorial Disputes , Paternalism , Immigration - 6. Integrative Factors in the Union's Internal Environment : Survival , Sense of Mission , Improved Standards of Life , Gradualism , The Existence of an Overwhelming Core , Geographical Contiguity , Cultural Commonality -- Part 3. The Union in the Regional and Global Contexts : 7. The Regional and Global Contexts Support and Disruption ; The Political Hegemonic Dimension - The Territorial Dimension , The Collective Security Dimension , The Radical Dimension , The Two Superpowers and the Gulf , Concluding Remarks.
0891583947 0709901119
United Arab Emirates--Politics and government--1971-
DS247.T88 / K43 1979
The United Arab Emirates : unity in fragmentation / Ali Mohammed Khalifa. - Boulder, Colo. : London : Westview Press ; Croom Helm, 1979. - xvi, 235 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Westview special studies on the Middle East .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-227) and index.
1. Introduction : Integration as a Conceptual Field ; Current Definitions and Applications - The Unique Features of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as an Integrative Case - The Approach Utilized in This Study -- Part 1. The Union as an Amalgamative Undertaking : 2. Foundations and Emergence of the Union ; British Involvement in the Gulf Region , Antecedent Efforts at Cooperation , The Arduous Path to Federation - 3. The Union : Institutional Setting ; Two Levels of Government ; Domains and Interrelationships , The Federal Structure ; Unbalanced Tripartition , The Legislative Process-How Laws Are Enacted - 4. The Union : Institutional Development and Integration ; Cabinet Structure and Civil Service Growth , Federal Finances and Economic Development , Social Services and Social Development , Defense and Internal Security , Federal Legislation ; Scope and Emphases -- Part 2. Integration and Disintegration on the Local Level : 5. Disintegrative Factors in the Union's Internal Environment : Tribalism , Territorial Disputes , Paternalism , Immigration - 6. Integrative Factors in the Union's Internal Environment : Survival , Sense of Mission , Improved Standards of Life , Gradualism , The Existence of an Overwhelming Core , Geographical Contiguity , Cultural Commonality -- Part 3. The Union in the Regional and Global Contexts : 7. The Regional and Global Contexts Support and Disruption ; The Political Hegemonic Dimension - The Territorial Dimension , The Collective Security Dimension , The Radical Dimension , The Two Superpowers and the Gulf , Concluding Remarks.
0891583947 0709901119
United Arab Emirates--Politics and government--1971-
DS247.T88 / K43 1979