Oil money? Maybe a few decades ago. 2% of Dubai's economy is petroleum based and that took decades of diversification. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ec

Oil money? Maybe a few decades ago. 2% of Dubai's economy is petroleum based and that took decades of diversification. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Dubai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Dubai