A Political Economy of the Middle East / Edition 3

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This integrated, analytic text presents a comprehensive analysis of the transformation of the political economy of development in the contemporary Middle East over the past several decades. Extensively rewritten and revised, the third edition of A Political Economy of the Middle East retains a focus on the interaction of economic development processes, state systems, and social actors even as it also: Documents the many changes in demography, education, labor markets, urbanization, water and agriculture, and international labor migration in the Middle East in recent years; Considers the effect of rising oil prices on reinforcement of authoritarian governance in the region; Refines its assessment of “the Washington Consensus” to provide a more nuanced approach to the issue of the shifting balance of state and market in economic growth and reform (in an entirely rewritten Chapter 9); Presents Islamism as a vital force in the region that is nonetheless a vast, diverse social movement with many conflicting participants (in a wholly revised Chapter 14).
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Stressing the interrelation of politics and development strategies--including industrialization based on import substitution, agricultural export-led growth, and oil rentier development--the authors explain how different strategies have contributed to class formation and to the definition of powerful new interests, not only within governmental structures but also within whole societies that have moved far from their traditional agricultural base. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780813343488
  • Publisher: Westview Press
  • Publication date: 7/30/2007
  • Edition description: Third Edition, Third Edition
  • Edition number: 3
  • Pages: 496
  • Sales rank: 1,124,960
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author


Alan Richards is professor of economics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. John Waterbury is William Stewart Tod Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
1 Introduction 1
2 The Framework of the Study 8
3 Economic Growth and Structural Change 45
4 The Impact of Rapid Population Growth 77
5 Human Capital: Health, Education, and Labor Markets 103
6 Water and Food Security 145
7 The Emergence of the Public Sector 173
8 Contradictions of State-Led Growth 205
9 The Checkered Course of Economic Reform 222
10 Urban Political Economy 251
11 Political Regimes: As They Are and as They View Themselves 275
12 Solidarism and Its Enemies 309
13 The Military and the State 329
14 Is Islam the Solution? 346
15 Regionalism, Labor Migration, and the Future of the Oil Economies 366
16 Conclusion 391
References 399
About the Book and Authors 418
Index 419
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