A political economy of the Middle East / Alan Richards, University of Califirnia, Santa Cruz, John Waterbury, University of Beirut, NYU Abu Dhabi, Melani Cammett, Brown University, Ishac Diwan, Harvard University.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-476) and index.
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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