What Dubai is about
Government and politics |
Dubai has been ruled by the Al Maktoum family since 1833 the emirate is an absolute monarchy with no elections (other than the few thousand Dubai citizens participating in the electoral college for the Federal National Council of the UAE). The current ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and member of the Supreme Council of the Union (SCU). Dubai appoints 8 members in two-term periods to the Federal National Council (FNC) of the UAE, the supreme federal legislative body.
The Dubai Municipality (DM) was established by the then-ruler of Dubai, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, in 1954 for purposes of city planning, citizen services and upkeep of local facilities. DM is chaired by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai, and comprises several departments such as the Roads Department, Planning and Survey Department, Environment and Public Health Department and Financial Affairs Department. In 2001, Dubai Municipality embarked on an e-Government project with the intention of providing 40 of its city services through its web portal. Thirteen such services were launched by October 2001, while several other services were expected to be operational in the future. Dubai Municipality is also in charge of the city's sanitation and sewage infrastructure. Dubai is also the city that attracts most businesses because of its benefits in the commercial industry such as no taxes. Dubai emerged from the early life to a global city and business hub of the Middle East and Asia. Economic benefits were the reason to Dubai’s growth into the modern world. By 1960's Dubai's economy was based on revenue and trade and later on discovered oil until 1969.
The man that started Dubai’s growth was none other than Sheikh Rashid who insisted Dubai was to have a modernized airport. The airport began its way to top of the line into being tapped into British airway. Soon British people began seeing the benefits of the economy in Dubai realizing there were no taxes. By 1990’s, Dubai’s airports were flying to major cities such as London, Frankfurt, and Singapore. Dubai had a flood of First world architects, bankers, etc arrive to the land for the major benefits in the economy. Although Dubai is 96% of population foreign born, Dubai makes New York City's diversity-- 37 percent of New Yorkers immigrants-- seem mundane. Oil revenue first started to flow in 1969. Dubai's oil revenue helped accelerate the early development of the city, but its reserves are limited and production levels are low: today, less than 5% of the emirate's revenue comes from oil. The emirate's Western-style model of business drives its economy with the main revenues now coming from tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services. Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects and sports events. The city has become symbolic for its skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Dubai has been criticised for human rights violations concerning the city's largely South Asian workforce. Dubai's property market experienced a major deterioration in 2008–2009 following the financial crisis of 2007–2008, but is making a gradual recovery with help from neighboring emirates. |
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