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A political economy of the Middle East, Alan Richards, University of California, Santa Cruz, John Waterbury, University of Beirut, NYU Abu Dhabi, Melani Cammett, Brown University, Ishac Diwan, Harvard University

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A political economy of the Middle East, Alan Richards, University of California, Santa Cruz, John Waterbury, University of Beirut, NYU Abu Dhabi, Melani Cammett, Brown University, Ishac Diwan, Harvard University
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-476) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
A political economy of the Middle East
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bibliography
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830371108
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Alan Richards, University of California, Santa Cruz, John Waterbury, University of Beirut, NYU Abu Dhabi, Melani Cammett, Brown University, Ishac Diwan, Harvard University
Table of contents
Introduction -- The framework of the study -- Economic growth and structural change -- The impact of demographic change -- Human capital : health, education, and labor markets -- Water and food security -- The emergence of the public sector -- Contradictions of state-led growth -- Re-mixing market and state : the uncertain career of the "Washington Consensus" -- Urban political economy -- Political regimes : as viewed by themselves and others -- Solidarism and its enemies -- The military and the state -- Is Islam the solution? -- Regional economic integration and labor migration -- Conclusion: The political economy of the Arab uprisings

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