While now it is an extremely attractive tourist center, it was not always an oasis in the middle of the desert.
With the Great economies That they govern the world today, it is very difficult to imagine them being small countries that had to fight it from below to get a place at the small table. However, the current giants who recently joined the world elite have difficult past.
Dubai, Before becoming the modern metropolis we know, it was a small settlement on the coast of the Persian Gulf with an arid environment and Few natural resources. Thanks to a good use of the land and a series of “Commandments” that society applied, rose and became what they are today.
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Dubai’s past
For centuries, its economy depended mainly on the fishing, pearl collection and maritime trade. At the end of the 19th century, the family To the Maktoum He took control of the Emirate and, with a strategic vision, turned Dubai into a tax free port, attracting Persia, India and other places merchants.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the city grew as a trade center, but suffered a hard blow in the 1930s with the fall of the pearl industry due to the arrival of the cultivated pearls from Japan.
In the following decades, Dubai survived thanks to his port and the arrival of Indian and Iranian merchants, who helped diversify their economy. However, the great change came in 1966 with the discovery of oil In the Fateh field. Thus, he prepared to become a Global Shopping Centerlaying the foundations for its future transformation.
When in the years 80 and 90 The city understood that oil would not be enough to support its growth, focused on trade, tourism and construction. Thus began the era of the Modern Dubaiwith skyscrapers, free zones and international events that made it a magnet for investment and tourism. However, the society He also underwent a great change.
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The 8 principles governing Dubai’s society
- Union is the founding: Dubai’s destiny is indissolublely associated with that of the United Arab Emirates (EAU). The priorities and laws of the ‘Federation’ (EAU) are over local interest. In other words, the Emirate does not live isolated. On the contrary, he looks at himself as part of a community and a major project, The United Arab Emirates. Integration and cooperation are in the vision of Sheikh to the essential maktoum to ensure a future of success for Dubai and the country as a whole.
- No one is above the law: Justice is the basis for building a strong and proud nation. The law does not discriminate between citizens and residents, rich and poor, men and women, nor for religious reasonsThe message is clear. Without a solid and fair institutional order that is fulfilled by all – emotioning by the royal family – it is impossible to achieve the prosperity and long -term stability that is intended.
- Dubai is a “business capital”: The Government aims to improve the lives of its citizens through the strengthening of the economy. The Emirate is politically neutral, and Extend your friendship To all those who demonstrate good intentions towards Dubai and Eau. There is no doubt about what Emirato intends to be, and how to get it. To do this, it seeks to clear the obstacles that can hinder that development as a global business center, focused on creating economic opportunities for its people.
- Three key factors drive growth: First, be a reliable, excellent and resilient government; second, represent an active, open and fair private sector; and third, generate standard companies led by the Government in a position to compete globally. That generate income for administration, quality jobs for citizens and accumulation of economic assets for future generations of Dubai.
- Dubai’s society has a unique personality: It is respectful, consistent, disciplined. It is characterized by tolerance, opening, compliance with the word and the commitments assumed. Away from biases and prejudices. Consolidating its own identity as a society is a non -less challenge, which requires cohesion and a shared horizon. It seems to be fundamental in the vision of Sheikh to the Maktoum that Dubai that embraces certain values and attributes as a community.
- They believe in economic diversification: Continuing with that tradition, in these changing and rapid development times, the objective is to create at least a new productive economic sector every three years. To underpin the growth of the economy and the creation of new jobs. A solid, dynamic, innovative economy requires being permanently in the search for opportunities that allow attracting investments, companies, entrepreneurs.
- Dubai, Tierra de talents: The attraction of brighter minds It is vital for the preeminence, competitiveness and sustainability of Dubai. For this, it is necessary to review and ensure at all times the best conditions for these people to choose to work, develop and live in the Emirate. Authorities know that creating new industries and economic sectors requires talent. For a natural issue of scale, human resources are scarce in Dubai. You have to go looking for them.
- We take care of future generations: Political fluctuations and economic crises cannot endanger the future. A rule is established: the Dubai government must dispose of any circumstances of economic assets by at least twenty annual budgets. The last of the principles synthesizes the idea of the long -term strategic planningthe predictability and discipline that Dubai intends to establish as a seal.
Source: Ambito
