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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819890303321

Autore

El Ghonemy Mohamad Riad <1924->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

1-134-85627-X

1-134-85628-8

1-280-33446-0

0-203-01672-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxi, 298 p. : ill

Disciplina

339.2/0956

Soggetti

Poverty - Middle East

Income distribution - Middle East

Land reform - Middle East

Middle East Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.