02788nam 2200637Ia 450 991080958880332120200520144314.097802031339100415042003 (pbk.)1-134-96541-91-280-32825-80-203-13391-910.4324/9780203133910(CKB)111056485510908(EBL)165004(OCoLC)437073285(SSID)ssj0000105037(PQKBManifestationID)11127673(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105037(PQKBWorkID)10086267(PQKB)11034751(MiAaPQ)EBC165004(Au-PeEL)EBL165004(CaPaEBR)ebr10058320(CaONFJC)MIL32825(OCoLC)826514779(EXLCZ)9911105648551090819930616d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Arab world /Allan M. Findlay1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19941 online resource (223 p.)Routledge introductions to developmentDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-16223-X 0-415-04200-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Perspectives on Arab development: from West to East; The colonial legacy; Political constraints to economic development; Arab oil and the use of oil revenues; Labour migration; Rural development; Urban development; Arab identity and development; References, further reading and review questions; IndexDisruption following the Gulf War, and the need to satisfy both rising economic aspirations and the Islamic values of the region's peoples, demands fresh examination of development issues in the Arab world. This introductory text assesses how agricultural, industrial and urban development has evolved in the Arab region. Contrasting Arab and Western interpretations of `development', it draws on case studies covering states as diverse as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Morocco and Jordan. The author suggests that until the Arabs define their own identity, there will continue to be `change' but not neceRoutledge introductions to development.Arab countriesHistoryArab countriesEconomic conditions330.917/6927Findlay Allan M243416MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809588803321Arab world1178534UNINA