Economic Development in the Middle East
Economic Development in the Middle East

Author: Rodney Wilson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-03-11

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 113480119X

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Despite its oil resources,the Middle East is falling behind other regions of the developing world, notably the countries of East and South East Asia. Rodney Wilson examines the economic prospects for the region considering: *the consequences of rapid population growth, including the implications for education and employment; *low savings levels; *the absence of significant inflows of private capital and foreign investment; *fragmentation of the banking system; *the basic ecomomic infrastructure and the problems caused by excessive military expenditure; *falling oil prices; *budget deficits; The author examines alternative economic directions for the region arguing that both the methods and goals of development have to be reassessed in a region where Islam prevails.

Structural Flaws in the Middle East Process
Structural Flaws in the Middle East Process

Author: J. W. Wright Jr

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2002-02-07

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1403907706

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Negotiations between Israel and the Arab states have continued in one form or another for over a decade, through three Israeli administrations, the death of a King of Jordan, and through countless riots and incidences of protest by Palestinians and Jews alike. The agreements that have been reached, and some situations established by defacto rule and force majure, have created possibly irreversible economic and political structures. This collection presents a debate among eminent scholars and public officials over the power these structures engender in the region.

To Rule Jerusalem
To Rule Jerusalem

Author: Roger Friedland

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2000-09-19

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 9780520220928

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"To Rule Jerusalem is a study of religion and politics, Judaism and Zionism as well as Palestinian nationalism and Islam, and it brings a most remarkable perspective to a topic--conflict over Jerusalem--with which we all are, unfortunately, far more familiar than we might like to be."—Gregory Mahler, Shofar

Middle East Dilemma
Middle East Dilemma

Author: Michael C. Hudson

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780231111393

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From the unification of North and South Yemen, to the struggle for Mahgreb unity, and the experiences of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, this book presents a complex portrait of the history and prospects for Arab integration.