Globalization and the politics of development in the Middle East / Clement Moore Henry, Robert Springborg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, Clement M., 1937-

Contributor:

Springborg, Robert.

Series:

Contemporary Middle East ; 1.

The contemporary Middle East ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle East--Economic conditions--1979-.

Middle East.

Economic conditions.

Middle East--Politics and government--1979-.

Politics and government.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xxi, 358 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Summary:

"In a new edition of their book on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa, Clement Henry and Robert Springborg reflect on what has happened to the region's economy since 2001. How have the various countries in the Middle East responded to the challenges of globalization and to the rise of political Islam, and what changes, for better or for worse, have occurred? Utilizing the country categories they applied in the previous book and further elaborating the significance of the structural power of capital and Islamic finance, they demonstrate how over the past decade the monarchies (as exemplified by Jordan, Morocco, and those of the Gulf Cooperation Council) and the conditional democracies (Israel, Turkey, and Lebanon) continue to do better than the military dictatorships or "bullies" (Egypt, Tunisia, and now Iran) and "the bunker states" (Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen)"-- Provided by publisher.

"Books published in The Contemporary Middle East series address the major political, economic and social debates facing the region today. Each title comprises a survey of the available literature against the background of the author's own critical interpretation which is designed to challenge and encourage independent analysis. While the focus of the series is the Middle East and North Africa, books are presented as aspects of the rounded treatment, which cut across disciplinary and geographic boundaries. They are intended to initiate debate in the classroom, and to foster understanding amongst professionals and policy-makers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The globalization dialectic

The challenges of globalization

Political capacities and local capital

Bunker states

Bully praetorian states

Globalizing monarchies

Precarious democracies

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521519397

052151939X

9780521737449

0521737443

OCLC:

643325082

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