Challenges of the muslim world : present, future and past / William W. Cooper and Piyu Yue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, William W. (William Wager), 1914-2012.

Contributor:

Yue, Piyu.

Series:

International symposia in economic theory and econometrics ; 19.

International symposia in economic theory and econometrics ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles--Islamic countries.

Business cycles.

International relations.

Economic policy.

Economic conditions.

Islamic countries--Economic conditions.

Islamic countries.

Islamic countries--Economic policy.

Islamic countries--Civilization--Western influences.

Civilization.

Islamic countries--Foreign relations--Developed countries.

Developed countries.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.

Summary:

This book provides a data-based approach to present and future developments in Muslim countries. This is an unusual approach to this topic that highlights important underlying forces in current and projected future economic and social behaviour that range from prices of gasoline to terrorism and related activities. In the context of the rich histories of Muslim cultures, the effects of rapid changes in economic and social trends are examined, as well as the effect of Western policies which have often exacerbated underlying tensions in these relatively fast-growing populations, extending to the trouble and hostilities that are currently being manifested by al-Qaeda and similar organizations. This volume also suggests an approach that deals with the high illiteracy rates and inadequate education facilities in many Muslim countries.

Contents:

Part I Consumption, Production and Location of Oil and Natural Gas 1

Chapter 1 World Demand for Oil and Natural Gas

1.1 Industrial Revolutions Change Energy Consumption 5

1.2 Energy Consumption by Nation Groups and Energy Types 7

1.3 World Demand for Oil and Natural Gas 15

1.4 Oil Consumption by Countries 21

Chapter 2 World Production and Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas

2.1 World Production of Oil 29

2.1.1 Crude Oil Production by the United States and Russia 30

2.1.2 Oil Production of OPEC and the Muslim World 32

2.1.3 Oil Production by Countries 37

2.2 World Production of Natural Gas 40

2.3 Oil and Natural Gas Resources in Muslim Countries 44

2.3.1 Persian Gulf Region 44

2.3.2 Other OPEC Muslim Countries 57

2.3.3 Caspian Sea Region 62

2.3.4 Oil and Natural Gas Reserves 65

Chapter 3 Global Oil Flow and Strategic Geography of the Muslim World

3.1 International Trade on Oil 69

3.1.1 Net Importer and Net Exporter of Oil 69

3.1.2 Net Oil Imports by Origin 77

3.2 Strategic Geography of the Muslim World 82

3.2.1 An Overview of the Muslim Land 82

3.2.2 North Africa and Middle East 84

3.2.3 South East Asia 89

3.2.4 Europe/Central Asia 90

3.2.5 South Asia 93

Part II Demographic Changes and Social Instability 103

Chapter 4 Population Sizes, Birth and Death Rates

4.1 Population Size and Distribution 109

4.1.1 Population Expansion in the Muslim World 109

4.1.2 Population Distribution of the Muslim World 112

4.1.3 Fastest Population Growth in the Muslim World 117

4.2 Demographic Transition of the Muslim World 120

4.2.1 What is Demographic Transition? 120

4.2.2 Vital Parameters of Muslim Countries 121

4.2.3 Muslim Countries in Demographic Transitions 130

Chapter 5 Changing Age Structure of the Muslim Population

5.1 Age Structure 141

5.1.1 Three Population Cohorts 141

5.1.2 Population Dependency 146

5.2 Increasing Size of Troublesome Male Youngsters 148

5.2.1 Size of Troublesome Male Youngsters 149

5.2.2 Troublesome Cohort of Muslim Countries 152

5.2.3 Correlation Between the Troublesome Cohort and Social Instability 155

Chapter 6 Rapid Urbanization and Its Problems

6.1 Increasing Size of Urban Population 161

6.2 Urbanization Process of Muslim Countries 165

6.3 Mega-Cities in the Muslim World 169

Chapter 7 Population Quality: Illiteracy and Education

7.1 Illiteracy Rates of the Muslim Populations 174

7.2 Education Systems of the Muslim Nations 180

7.2.1 Economic Base of Education in Muslim Countries 180

7.2.2 School Enrollment 185

7.3 Fragmentation of Muslim Education System 190

7.3.1 Religious Education - the Madrasa System 191

7.3.2 Islamic Education of Saudi Arabia 198

7.3.3 Two Education Systems 201

Part III History and the Contemporary Scene 209

Chapter 8 The Islamic Empires

8.1 The Islamic Empires and Their Golden Age 213

8.2 Crusader Wars 216

Chapter 9 Colonization and Islamic Fundamentalism

9.1 European Colonialism 221

9.2 Colonized Muslim Countries 227

9.3 Islamic Militant Resistance Movements 232

9.4 Westernization, Modernism and Islamic Fundamentalism 238

Chapter 10 The Contemporary Scene and Its Challenges

10.1 Arab-Israeli Conflict 247

10.2 Iraq-Iran War 256

10.3 Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait 258

10.4 Pakistan's Conflict with India 261

10.5 The War on Terrorism 263

10.6 Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism 268

10.7 The Ideological Roots of Islamist Terrorism 274

10.8 The American Invasion of Iraq 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index.

ISBN:

0444532439

9780444532435

OCLC:

190778001