POLI 340 Lecture Notes - Yemeni Socialist Party, Constitution Of Yemen, Politics Of Yemen
14 Mar 2014
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Yemen: richer gulf countries particularly saudia plays an imp role inn domestic politics. immigration. Large no of yemenis have worked in suadia and gulf countries but many of the. Yemenis were expelled out of the gulf countries after 1990 91 gulf war cos yemens perceived leaning towards iraq in that war. Basic data slide: only one of the countries was classified by freedom house as being partly free: Kuwait which has a some what imperfect and crises riden parli process. Saudia at the top is not quite so rich in hdi but not as high as in gdp per capita. North yemen had never really come under colonial control although it sufferd poli instabilities in. South yemen instability split within the socialist ruling party virtual collapse in south yemen leading to unification of north and south in early 1990s. There continues to be dissatisfaction in former south yemen. population overwhelmingly arab.
