United Arab Emirates

🤔 Big Question

How did a desert fishing village become one of the most ambitious cities on Earth?

사막의 작은 어촌 마을이 어떻게 지구에서 가장 야심 찬 도시 중 하나가 됐을까요?

Sixty years ago, the land that is now Dubai had no paved roads, no skyscrapers, and a population smaller than a medium-sized Korean city. People lived by pearl diving and small-scale trade along the Gulf. Then oil arrived:
. one lifetime, two completely different worlds:
. but who has been benefiting? Dubai went from rags to riches. Did everyone make the journey?

60년 전 지금의 두바이 땅에는 포장도로도, 고층 빌딩도 없었고, 인구는 한국의 중간 규모 도시보다 작았어요. 사람들은 진주 채취와 걸프만 소규모 무역으로 살았어요. 그 후 석유가 왔고:
. 한 평생, 완전히 다른 두 세계:
. 하지만 누가 혜택을 받아왔을까요? 두바이는 무일푼에서 부자가 됐어요. 모두가 그 여정을 함께했을까요?

🧠 Thinking Lab

Dubai transformed from a fishing village to a global hub in roughly 50 years. South Korea had a similarly dramatic transformation in the same period, sometimes called the "Miracle on the Han River." What do you think the two transformations have in common ;
where do they differ in how they achieved it?