The Routledge handbook on the Middle East economy / edited by Hassan Hakimian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hakimian, Hassan, 1955- editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

The Routledge handbook on the Middle East economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Social conditions.

Middle East--Economic conditions--1945-.

Middle East.

Economic conditions.

Middle East--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Middle East--Social conditions--20th century.

Middle East--Social conditions--21st century.

Middle East--Social policy.

Economic history.

Middle East Region.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Hassan Hakimian is Professor of Economics and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Department (MESD) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar and Emeritus Professor at SOAS University of London. During 2010-19, he was Director of the London Middle East Institute (LMEI) and Reader in the Economics Department at SOAS University of London. Dr Hakimian is a Founding Member and a past President of the International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA), a Research Fellow and Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in Cairo. In 2003 he launched the Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa series.

Summary:

"This Handbook captures the salient features of Middle Eastern economies and critically examines the public policy responses required to address the challenges and opportunities across the region. Bringing together wide-ranging perspectives from carefully selected and renowned subject specialists, the collection fills a gap in this relatively young and growing academic field. Combining discussion of theory and empirical evidence, the book maps out the evolution of Middle East economics as a field within area studies and applied development economics. Presented in six thematic sections, the book enables the reader to gain a comprehensive understanding of the region's main economic themes and issues: Growth and Development in Comparative Perspectives Labour Force and Human Development Natural Resources, Resource Curse and Trade Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy Institutions and Transition to Democracy Corruption, Conflict and Refugees Providing an overview of the principal economic problems, policies and performances relating to the countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, this collection will be a key resource for upper-level undergraduates, graduates and scholars with an interest in Middle East economics, applied development economics and area studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Hassan Hakimian

Explaining Growth in the Middle East / Jeffrey B. Nugent

Is MENA Exceptional? Evidence from Structuralist and Comparative Perspectives/ Julia C. Devlin

Arab Human Development in Comparative Context / Khalid Abu-Ismail and Niranjan Sarangi

Private Returns to Investment in Education in MENA Countries / Aysit Tansel

Women's Employment and Labour Force Participation : Puzzles, Problems and Research Needs / Massoud Karshenas and Valentine M. Moghadam

Can the GCC Economies Escape the Oil Curse? / Raimundo Soto

From Oil Rents to Inclusive Growth : Lessons from the MENA Region / Hassan Hakimian

Understanding Water Conflicts in the MENA Region : A Comparative Analysis Using a Restructured Water Poverty Index / Hatem Jemmali and Caroline A. Sullivan

Trade and Economic Growth in the MENA Region : Do Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Differ in their Impact on Growth? / Fida Karam and Chahir Zak

Poverty and Vulnerability in the MENA Region / Khalid Abu-Ismail

Measuring Inequality in the Middle East / Facundo Alvaredo, Lydia Assouad and Thomas Piketty

Inequalities in Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa / Caroline Krafft and Safaa El-Kogali

Social Policy in the MENA Region / Mahmood Messkoub

Religion and Politics : Why the West got Rich and the Middle East Did Not / Jared Rubin

Islam and Economic Development / David Cobham and Abdallah Zouache

The Arab Spring, and after : Economic Features and Policy Challenges / David Cobham and Abdallah Zouache

The Youth Bulge : The Mismeasured, Misunderstood and Mistreated Arab Youth / Zafiris Tzannatos

Arab Development and the Transition to Democracy / Samir Makdisi

A Pyramid of Privilege : How Cronyism Shapes Business-State Relationship in the Middle East / Izak Atiyas, Ishac Diwan and Adeel Malik

Refugees in the MENA Region : Historical Overview, Effects and Challenges / Jeffrey B. Nugent

Gendered Socioeconomic Impacts of Conflict in the Middle East / Jennifer C. Olmsted

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 12, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: The Routledge handbook on the Middle East economy

ISBN:

9781351596664

1351596667

9781315103969

1315103966

9781351596688

1351596683

9781351596671

1351596675

OCLC:

1232013879

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