[oman-l] Oman's economic future

[Tommy Erik Back]

Well, I don't think you get my point. Dubai is not a positive thing for most
Omanis I think. Certainly not for me. I don't think Omanis want a place or
system
like Dubai. On the contrary, Dubai has lots to learn from Oman. I believe
that Dubais economy is very fragile, living mainly on buying and selling and
cheap labor. I would call it's economy very artificial. What exactly is it
you admire in it? Some quick bucks?
I would hope that Oman has a wider view of what is sensible economic
grounds, built by Omanis and for Omanis. You must be aware of the fact that
the working force in Dubai is mainly expatriates.
This is my own opinion, and it would be interesting if our Omani brothers
really are looking towards their north eastern neighbours for a future
solution.

Tommy

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>However, whatever the choice of Dubai, it was done by people, who
>identified an apportunity, and which, for the time being, has  succeeded.
>It also succeeded because clients needed it (needed that point in space for
>a particular type of economy at a particular point in time). This, however,
>was apparently not the case for Oman.
>I feel it would be interesting to understand why there was not the same
>perception of things in Oman, as compared to Dubai. Or to put things the
>orther way round, what was the world view of Omani decision-makers, both
>private and State, in this respect.
>From this idea, it should be possible to extend the debate to who are the
>persons trying to occupy the "window of opportunity", and how do they see
>the post-oil Omani situation?
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>Salamat
>Michael Davie
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