Businessmen in arms : how the military and other armed groups profit in the MENA region / / Elke Grawert and Zeinab Abul-Magd

• Autore: Grawert Elke
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (335 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.00956
• Soggetto topico: Military-owned business enterprises - Middle East; Civil-military relations - Middle East; Civil-military relations - Africa, North
• Soggetto geografico: Middle East Armed Forces Economic aspects; Africa, North Armed Forces Economic aspects; Middle East Armed Forces Political activity; Africa, North Armed Forces Political activity
• Persona (resp. second.): Abul-MagdZeinab <1976->
• Note generali: Includes index.
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• Sommario/riassunto: The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers' economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-state armed groups in Syria and Libya. Due to the combined power of business and arms, the military often manages to
• Titolo autorizzato: Businessmen in arms
• ISBN: 1-4422-5456-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798379603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II