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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450628203321

Autore

Çarkoğlu Ali <1963->

Titolo

The political economy of regional cooperation in the Middle East / / Ali CarkogÌlu, Mine Eder and Kemal Kirisci

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-64887-1

1-280-14380-0

0-203-98249-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; ; 3

Altri autori (Persone)

EderMine <1965->

KirisciKemal <1954->

Disciplina

337.56

Soggetti

Arab cooperation

Electronic books.

Middle East Economic integration

Middle East Economic conditions 1979-

Middle East Foreign economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 New regionalism and the Middle East; 3 Political economy of regional cooperation; 4 The economic map of the Middle East; 5 Potential for regional economic cooperation; 6 Dynamics of political change in the Middle East; 7 Potential for regional political cooperation; 8 Regional cooperation and the 'like-minded' states; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Bibliography of journals and newspapers; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the current anatomy of regional cooperation and why it has often failed to take hold. It offers an alternative view of politics and international relations in the Middle East. The findings show that co-operation between many of the more open regimes, such as Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Turkey can pave the way to increased stability in the region.The authors argue that focusing on international and regional factors alone is insufficient in explaining the prevailing instability in the region. Instead they highlight domestic



factors as crucial to understanding conf