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  • The Palestinian Economy (RLE Economy of Middle East)

    Studies in Development under Prolonged Occupation

    Edited by George Abed ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Economy of the Middle East
    This volume brings together the results of the symposium on ‘Economic Development under Prolonged Occupation’ held at Oxford University in January 1986. The basic aim of the symposium was to stimulate research and discussion on issues of economic development by a prolonged occupation. It brought together a number of development economists, representatives from development assistance organisations ... Read more

    $53.58 CAD

  • Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance

    by Sanjeev Mr. Gupta, George Mr. Abed ...
    This volume presents 18 recent IMF research studies on the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as how it can most effectively be combated to improve governance, increase economic growth, and reduce poverty. The authors examine how civil service wages affect corruption, the impact of natural resource availability on corruption, how corruption retards the growth of small and medium-sized ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Fiscal Reforms in Low-Income Countries

    by Benedict Mr. Clements, Liam Mr. Ebrill, Sanjeev Mr. Gupta, Anthony Mr. Pellechio, Jerald Mr. Schiff, George Mr. Abed, Ronald Mr. McMorran, Marijn Verhoeven ...
    Series Book 160 - Occasional Papers
    The reform of fiscal policies and institutions lies at the heart of structural adjustment in developing countries. Although the immediate aim of such reform is to reduce fiscal imbalances to achieve macroeconomic stability, the long-term goal is to secure more durable improvements in fiscal performance. This study reviews the fiscal reform experience of 36 low-income developing countries that ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Lineages of Revolt

    Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East

    by Adam Hanieh ...
    While the outcomes of the tumultuous uprisings that continue to transfix the Arab world remain uncertain, the root causes of rebellion persist. Drawing upon extensive empirical research, Lineages of Revolt tracks the major shifts in the region’s political economy over recent decades. In this illuminating and original work, Adam Hanieh explores the contours of neoliberal policies, dynamics of class ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Arab Spring and the Gulf States

    Time to embrace change

    by Mohamed Althani ...
    The most challenging question today for the citizens of any country in the Gulf region is whether it is heading in the right direction to become a durable, sustainable system, fully supported by its people and capable of being defended from internal and external threats. In The Arab Spring and the Gulf States, Mohamed A. J. Althani, a former minister in the Qatari government, analyses the ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Egypt

    by Robert Springborg ...
    Series series Hot Spots in Global Politics
    Egypt is one of the few great empires of antiquity that exists today as a nation state. Despite its extraordinary record of national endurance, the pressures to which Egypt currently is subjected and which are bound to intensify are already straining the ties that hold its political community together, while rendering ever more difficult the task of governing it.In this timely book, leading expert ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Yemen in Crisis

    Autocracy, Neo-Liberalism and the Disintegration of a State

    by Helen Lackner ...
    Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years. The civil war between the Huthi rebels and the Western and Arab supporters of the regime has resulted in thousands killed and three million displaced. Those who remain suffer severe food shortages and a collapsed economy. The struggle for power in the Arab world's poorest but strategically vital nation has serious implications for the region ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Political Economy of the Middle East

    by Melani Cammett ...
    A Political Economy of the Middle East is the most comprehensive analysis of developments in the political economy of the region over the past several decades, examining the interaction of economic development processes, state systems and policies, and social actors in the Middle East.The fourth edition, with new authors Melani Cammett and Ishac Diwan, has been thoroughly revised, with two new ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Saving Iraq

    Rebuilding a Broken Nation

    by Nemir Kirdar ...
    Nemir Kirdar has lived Iraq's history. From the country of his youth - a stable and vibrant land of great promise, to the 1958 coup that plunged Iraq into a period of terror and destruction, foreign occupation, and the fall of Saddam Hussein, he's been uniquely placed to comment on events and propose solutions.Now Kirdar shares his vision for tomorrow's Iraq, providing a blueprint for political, ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Spoils of Truce

    Corruption and State-Building in Postwar Lebanon

    by Reinoud Leenders ...
    In Spoils of Truce, Reinoud Leenders documents the extensive corruption that accompanied the reconstruction of Lebanon after the end of a decade and a half of civil war. With the signing of the Ta'if peace accord in 1989, the rebuilding of the country's shattered physical infrastructure and the establishment of a functioning state apparatus became critical demands. Despite the urgent needs of its ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Business Networks in Syria

    The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience

    by Bassam S. A. Haddad ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
    Collusion between business communities and the state can lead to a measure of security for those in power, but this kind of interaction often limits new development. In Syria, state-business involvement through informal networks has contributed to an erratic economy. With unique access to private businessmen and select state officials during a critical period of transition, this book examines ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • How Capitalism Failed the Arab World

    The Economic Roots and Precarious Future of the Middle East Uprisings

    by Richard Javad Heydarian ...
    Series series Economic Controversies
    Economic liberalization has failed in the Arab world. Instead of ushering in economic dynamism and precipitating democratic reform, it has over the last three decades resulted in greater poverty, rising income inequality and sky-rocketing rates of youth unemployment. In How Capitalism Failed the Arab World, Richard Javad Heydarian shows how years of economic mismanagement, political autocracy and ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD