Background
Nugent, Jeffrey Bishop was born on March 8, 1936 in New York City. Son of John Rolf and Natalie (Burggraf) Nugent.
( After the oil discoveries of the early 1930s, Bahrain r...)
After the oil discoveries of the early 1930s, Bahrain rapidly became an oil exporting country with a relatively high income per capita. More recently Bahrain has succeeded in diversifying its oil dominated economy by developing regional banking and other services, and a variety of light and heavy industries. Various circumstances have combined to make Bahrain a leader among the Arab Gulf States in the transformation of traditional Arabic tribal societies into modern social and economic structures. This book, first published in 1985, in exploring the past, present and possible futures of Bahrain and the Gulf, attempts to describe the nature of this transformation. It estimates to what extent Bahrain has merely an outward appearance of modernity, and explores the conflicts between the compelling power of modern values and the pervasive traditional religions. Bahrain is not typical of the Arab countries of the Gulf; it may, however, serve as a gauge of their current position and likely future. It will therefore be valuable to those interested in gaining more insight into the history and politics of the Middle East during this period of rapid change.
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Nugent, Jeffrey Bishop was born on March 8, 1936 in New York City. Son of John Rolf and Natalie (Burggraf) Nugent.
Bachelor, Amherst College, 1957. Master of Arts, New School for Social Research, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, New School for Social Research, 1965.
Assistant professor economics University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1964-1969, associate professor, 1968-1976, professor, since 1976. Research associate Yale University, New Haven, 1968-1969. Economic affairs officer Economic Committee for West Asia, Beirut, 1971-1973.
Consultant Agency for International Development, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Guatemala, summers, 1965, 67, 68, International Monetary Fund, Washington, summer 1975, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Austria, summers 1981, 84. Planner Junta Nacional de Plan, Washington, Quito, Ecuador, summer 1966.
( After the oil discoveries of the early 1930s, Bahrain r...)
Member American Economic Association, Population Association American, Demographic Economics Society, Middle East Studies Association.
Married Patricia Cameron, June 24, 1961. Children– Daphne Dorian, Nikaela Cameron.