Dubai’s mega-projects leave little doubt as to the emirate’s ambition – but is it too much too soon?


Issue 937 - 06 Dec 2012 | 5 minute read

Dubai ruler Mohammed Bin Rashid has unveiled ostentatious plans for a massive city bearing his name, and containing 100 hotels and the world’s largest shopping mall. While the revival of the mega-project says a lot about Dubai’s mood, there are questions to be asked about the wisdom of extravagance so soon after the debt crisis

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