From Qatar national development strategy it appears that Qatar is not opting to diversify its resources. Instead it will focus on enhancing its sovereign wealth funds & building a knowledge based economy. So far it seems that not many locals are in line with this strategy , as some continue to clash with accepting globalization & approaching education opportunities
The question is why Qatar & not UAE, Kuwait or even Saudi? After all, gulf states are all Rentier states. Thier destiny is one , despite their current conflicting foreign polices approaches.
In worse case scenarios, they'll end up as a confederation. Something GCC intellects have been calling for a while now and I don't see it as impossible to happen as all those states ruling families shares the same tribes & are related in blood. So is thier citizens