A Political Economy of the Middle East

By: John Waterbury and Alan Richards and Melani Cammett and Ishac Diwan

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Synopsis: This integrated, analytic text presents a comprehensive analysis transformation and development of the political economy in the Middle East over the past several decades. In this updated third edition of A Political Economy of the Middle East, the book retains its 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;*Presents Islamism as a vital force in the region that is nonetheless a vast, diverse social movement with many conflicting participants;*Explores the impact of the Arab Spring and subsequent events to the issues raised throughout the textbook in a wholly new chapter.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780813349299
Related ISBNs:: 9780813349282
Publisher:: Westview Press
Date of Addition:: 05/04/14
Copyrighted By:: Westview Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.