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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969944103321

Titolo

Arms and conflict in the Middle East / / edited by Riad A. Attar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, UK, : Emerald, 2009

ISBN

9786612500145

9781282500143

1282500147

9781849506625

1849506620

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, , 1572-8323 ; ; v. 13

Altri autori (Persone)

AttarRiad A

Disciplina

303.660956

Soggetti

Political Science - Peace

Armed conflict

Communication studies

Weapons - Middle East

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 (p. 179-180) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Riad Attar -- The model / Riad Attar -- Data and estimation and results / Riad A. Attar -- The political economy of the Middle East / Riad A. Attar -- Conclusion / Riad Attar -- Arab Israeli conflict / Riad Attar -- Arms in the Middle East / Riad Attar -- Theories and models / Riad A. Attar.

Sommario/riassunto

This study contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. The effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies is assessed, with a focus on the Middle East. The study is the first to add conflict variables to the production function defense-growth model and test them empirically across countries and regions, and provide robust empirical evidence on the differential effects of interstate and intrastate conflicts on economic growth. The study provides compelling empirical evidence and guidelines to policy decision makers on how to allocate the resources of their states and adopt policies that promote political economic development. The study urges Third World leaders to improve levels of



freedom, democracy, and openness of their political systems because the results confirm that political factors are at least as important as economic factors in promoting economic growth. Furthermore, the results attest that the reallocation of resources from military to the civilian sector is the sine qua non to improve the performance of developing countries' economies.