Affluence and poverty in the Middle East / M. Riad El-Ghonemy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

El Ghonemy, Mohamad Riad, 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Middle East.

Poverty.

Income distribution--Middle East.

Income distribution.

Land reform--Middle East.

Land reform.

Middle East--Economic conditions.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

xxi, 298 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

chapter INTRODUCTION

part Part I THE ROOTS

chapter 1 BASIC CONCEPTS AND REALITIES

chapter 2 HISTORICAL ORIGINS

chapter 3 RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF JUSTICE AND INHERITANCE

chapter 4 ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS

The natural resource base

chapter 5 UNBALANCED DEVELOPMENT

chapter 6 SOCIAL IMBALANCE IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE

Health, education and defence

chapter 7 CORRUPTION:

The embezzlement of public funds

chapter 8 INEQUALITY IN PRIVATE CONSUMPTION

part PART II Policy choice: some countries experiences

chapter 9 REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH AND INCOME

An assessment

chapter 10 ECONOMIC POLICY REFORMS

Distributional impact

chapter 11 PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-85627-X

1-134-85628-8

1-280-33446-0

0-203-01672-6

9780203016725

OCLC:

475873848