
Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East
Cambridge University Press
Published on 13. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-521-62631-6 (ISBN)
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Description
At the beginning of the twenty-first century countries in the Middle East and North Africa contend with the threats and opportunities of economic globalization, the driving force of change in the contemporary world. As the authors confirm in their straightforward and, at times, irreverent analysis of the regions' response to these challenges, it is globalization which is the key to an understanding of economic reform. Through an investigation of the structures of state and civil society, including financial systems, they also demonstrate that there is a direct correlation between economic performance and democratization. In other words, the more liberal the polity, the more effective is its economy in responding to globalization. With its interesting and incisive approach to the politics and economics of the Middle East and North Africa, this will be an essential purchase for students and policy-makers and anyone trying to come to grips with economic globalization generally.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a very interesting, provocative and thought-provoking book by two of the most experienced political scientists, turned political economists, at work on the Middle East.' E. Roger Owen, Harvard University '... it is an excellent presentation of the opportunities much of the Middle East has missed and the costs of this failure.' Development Policy Review 'This concise study is a valuable addition to the literature on the political economy of the Middle East.' Journal of Development StudiesMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
11 Tables, unspecified; 1 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-62631-6 (9780521626316)
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Persons
Clement M. Henry is Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. His publications include The Mediterranean Debt Crescent: A Comparative Study of Money and Power in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey (1996) and (with co-editor Kate Gillespie) Oil in the New World Order (1995). Robert Springborg is Director of the American Research Center in Egypt. Until 1999 he was Professor of Middle East Politics at Macquarie University. His most recent publication (with Abdo Baaklini and Guilain Denoeux) is Legislative Politics in the Arab World (1999), while his book Politics in the Middle East (1993), which he co-authored with James A. Bill, is now in its fifth edition.
Author
University of Texas, Austin
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Content
List of figures; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; Glossary; Map. The Middle East and North Africa; 1. Overview; 2. The challenges of globalization; 3. Political capacities and capitalist legacies; 4. Bunker states; 5. Bully praetorian states; 6. Globalizing monarchies; 7. Fragmented democracies; 8. Conclusion; References; Index.