Dubai’s Development Model -1/3

This is an overview of the remarkable rise of Dubai – an Emirate in the Persian Gulf – and illustrates a unique tourism and leisure-based economic development model. Surprisingly, the development model did not require native wealth (such as oil) for its execution and could also be successfully implemented in an apparently “troubled” region of the world.

PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS ON THE VIDEO BEFORE WATCHING.

Duration : 0:9:36

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7 Responses to “Dubai’s Development Model -1/3”

laxmania3 on May 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

@ersahone
No. the …
@ersahone
No. the NATIVES of Dubai are taxfree. He is saying that Dubai is loaning money from the British and Americans and many others. it has nothing to do with taxes.
ersahone on May 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

Dubai is taxfree so …
Dubai is taxfree so number 7 doesnt mean shit
StraightTalk2 on May 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

I also am …
I also am fascinated by this model. Not so much by what is said, but how much is successfully suppressed.

1. Atrocious climate
2. Slave foreign workers (with passports seized from them) forming the majority of the population
3. Their high number of suicides.
4 Carbon footprint per capita , 2-3 times US
5. Stellar level of corruption
6. Locals work in guaranteed no-work jobs
7.All the buildings, local jobs etc, derives from loans which the mostly British taxpayer will pay for.
lunafringe10 on May 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

the sheik must do …
the sheik must do as the japanese do in case of failure, commit suicide, for failing,
KashifHKhan on May 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

PART II:

I also …
PART II:

I also believe Dubai has played its geographic location, regional instability, and US/EU racism cards brilliantly. It sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa and leveraged its location to build a major seaport and airport. It harnessed instability in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia by offering an oasis of calm and security. Finally, it implemented an easy visa regimen to encourage Asians to enjoy world-class amenities typically found only in US and EU.
-Kashif
KashifHKhan on May 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

PART I:

I am …
PART I:

I am fascinated with Dubai for several reasons: (a) development of a non-oil economic model in a region totally dependent on oil, (b) execution of country’s development model through utilization of mostly foreign financial and intellectual capital, (c) creation of world-class tourism, retail, leisure, sports, and real estate industries to drive growth, and (d) fostering of a cosmopolitan and tolerant atmosphere in a region known for extremism. And it did this in record time!
-Kashif
pravictor on May 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

phenomenal…but …
phenomenal…but dubai isnt what it used to be now.. after this economic crisis

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