This book identifies and addresses the impacts of the global financial
crisis on Dubai and the region. The issues are highlighted and analyzed
by a group of distinguished scholars. Specifically, discussions are
focused on the following four interrelated issues: Why and how the
financial crisis happened and what are its consequences for the
economies of the Middle East? Defining the emerging global regulatory
framework and the new financial architecture; The long term development
strategy for the UAE / Dubai in the post crisis global economy; and The
oil market and the global financial crisis