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Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats: Oil and the State in Saudi Arabia

Steffen Hertog · Cornell University Press · 2010

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Book
Author
Steffen Hertog
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DOI 10.7591/9780801458774
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2026-09-01

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TheoryCollective control of the top state posts by the ruling family ('dynastic monarchy') made the Gulf monarchies, including Saudi Arabia, more resilient than single-ruler monarchies that were overthrown in Egypt, Iraq, Libya and Iran.DisputedConcentrating power in the crown prince was necessary to push through Saudi Arabia's economic and social reforms against clerical and bureaucratic resistance.