Emiratization is the dominant topic currently in the United Arab Emirates economic forums and even in the daily life of Emiratis. The United Arab Emirates symbolizes an example of how rapid economic expansion affects the natives, as well as the economic structure and obviously tax policies. These changes are manifested in particular by the spectacular increase in the number of expatriates coming to work in this lucrative market. Conversely, the rapid growth of expatriates in the UAE eventually reduced Emiratis to an ethnic minority group on their own soil – a Middle Eastern version of Red Indians, as some might claim. Subsequently, this resulted in a radical approach to solving this growing problem through a localization policy aimed at empowering Emiratis in the emerging combative market and particularly the expatriate-dominated private sector. This essay will reveal the origins of the UAE's current economic situation and attempt to validate that the Emiratization policy is becoming only a quota system and not an effective solution. In 1968, Britain announced its withdrawal from the region. The seven emirates then had a total population of 180,000 inhabitants, spread over 90,600 square kilometers of desert and mountains (Fairservice, 2001). Historically, the seven emirates were autonomous sheikhdoms until they were united as the UAE in 1971 (Gallant, 2008). The UAE is one of the vibrant trading centers of the Persian Gulf. However, economic development since the discovery of oil in 1966 has been remarkable. Before the oil boom, people in the UAE survived on fishing, pearl diving and limited trade. The growth brought by this transformation enabled rapid progress, which aided a large non-oil economy. Industrialization and tourism are beginning...... middle of paper ......ngThis article is about the Emiratization policy of the United Arab Emirates and it is a simple system of quotas or an effective solution to the growing unemployment rate. I will present some of the arguments from the article and discuss them in more detail in the essay. Terterov, M. (2006). Doing business with the United Arab Emirates. GMB Publishing Ltd. This book represents an official guide for businessmen on how to do business in the United Arab Emirates. I will use this book to present official views on localization policy. Wright, S. M. and Anoushiravan, E. (2008). Reform in the oil monarchies of the Middle East. Ithaca Press. This book addresses many important questions such as whether the West should seek to encourage indigenous national evolution rather than work to impose Western systems? I will represent this book's view on the Emiratization policy and its impact on the economic growth of the UAE..