Affluence and Poverty in the Middle EastRoutledge, 11. sep. 2002 - 320 sider Affluence and Poverty in the Middle East is an introduction to the political economy of the Middle East, focusing on its most salient features - persistent poverty and extreme inequality. El-Ghonemy analyses the factors influencing the region, including its unique historical, religious and cultural mix, as well as its economic foundations and forms of corruption. For each factor he employs case-studies drawn from throughout the region, from Turkey to Sudan and Morocco to Iran. In the final section El-Ghomeny discusses possible solutions to the challenges facing the region, including possible uses of a peace dividend, and the role of democracy. |
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Affluence and Poverty in the Middle East Mohamad Riad El Ghonemy Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1998 |
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absolute poverty adjustment programmes affluence agriculture Algeria annual Arab average Bahrain Bank’s cent of total Chapter colonial consumption corruption country’s economic growth economic reforms Egypt ESCWA estimates example export foreign debt funds government’s health and education hectares household human development illiteracy income distribution income per person increased indicators institutions investment Iran Iraq irrigation Islamic Israel Jordan Kuwait labour land reform Lebanon Libya low-income groups M. R. El-Ghonemy Mauritania Middle East Middle Eastern countries military spending million Morocco national income nearly NGOs nutrition oil-rich payments percent percentage period political poor poorest poverty line primary production redistribution reduced region rich rising Saudi Arabia sector share social imbalance social security sources Statistical Yearbook subsidies Sudan surveys Syria Tunisia Turkey unemployment urban wages workers workforce World Bank World Development Report Yemen