A political economy of the Middle East / Melani Cammett, Harvard University, Ishac Diwan, Paris School of Economics, Alan Richards, University of California, Santa Cruz, John Waterbury, Princeton University.

By:

Cammett, Melani Claire

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Material type: Text

TextEdition: Fourth editionDescription: xviii, 590 pages, mapISBN:

9780813349381 (paperback)

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DDC classification:

330.956 23 CAM.A

Other classification:

POL023000 | HIS026000 | BUS068000

Summary: "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 introductory chapters that provide an updated framework with which to understand and study the many changes in demography, education, labor markets, urbanization, water and agriculture, and international labor migration in recent years. The new edition also includes: a new chapter that charts the political economy of the Gulf states and, in particular, the phenomenal growth of oil economies; a new chapter on the rise of "crony capitalism;" and increased coverage of the changes in civil society and social movements in the region, including an exploration of the causes, dynamics, consequences, and aftermath of the Arab uprisings"--

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Dept. of Islamic Studies General Stacks	Dept. of Islamic Studies	330.956 CAM.A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		ISL8126

Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-566) and index.

"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 introductory chapters that provide an updated framework with which to understand and study the many changes in demography, education, labor markets, urbanization, water and agriculture, and international labor migration in recent years. The new edition also includes: a new chapter that charts the political economy of the Gulf states and, in particular, the phenomenal growth of oil economies; a new chapter on the rise of "crony capitalism;" and increased coverage of the changes in civil society and social movements in the region, including an exploration of the causes, dynamics, consequences, and aftermath of the Arab uprisings"--

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