I've got a bit of reading to do. Here's what I'm starting with:
The Oil Economy of Kuwait (1980), Dr. Y.S.F. Al-Sabah
The Rape of Kuwait (1991), Jean P. Sasson
Change and Development in the Gulf (1999), Abbas Abdelkarim
Kuwait: Recovery and Security After the Gulf War (1997), Anthony H. Cordesman
The Role of Industrial and Development Finance Institutions in the GCC States: Dimensions and Policies (2002), A. Abdulrazzaq, K. Naser, P. Sadler
Kuwait 1950-1965: Britain, the Al-Sabah, and Oil (1999), Simon C. Smith
Kuwait Country Report (February 2004), The Economist Intelligence Unit
Kuwait Country Profile 2003, The Economist Intelligence Unit
U.S. Mission to Kuwait: Mission Performance Plan 2004