The End of Corporate Janissaries in the Gulf

Authors

Omar Al-Ubaydli

Program

Cairo Review

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Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

The Cairo Review of Global Affairs

Publication Date

Spring 2021

Abstract

Gulf family companies and businesses must learn to wean off the Kafala system that has created short-sighted dependency on elite migrant workers, much like the flawed Janissary model of governance.

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APA Citation

Al-Ubaydli, O. (2021). The End of Corporate Janissaries in the Gulf. The Cairo Review of Global Affairs,
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/4281

MLA Citation

Al-Ubaydli, Omar "The End of Corporate Janissaries in the Gulf." The Cairo Review of Global Affairs, no. 41, 2021,
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/4281