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Dubai: The Making of a Megapolis
Published :1 January 2012
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Dubai: The Making of a Megapolis
Pranay Gupte
Penguin Viking, 496 pages, 699

Two decades ago, Dubai was a small fishing village. Today it is a cosmopolitan melting pot, home to more than 200 nationalities. Dubai attracts people from all over the world, enabling any entrepreneurial contributions they wish to make with its tax-free system and hassle-free infrastructure. Gupte traces the city-state’s extraordinary journey.
 
 

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