Routledge Library Editions: The Economy of the Middle East
Qatar: Development of an Oil Economy
1st Edition
By Ragaei el Mallakh
January 18, 2018
No region in the world has seen so much development activity in the last ten years as the Gulf area. Since ‘black gold’ catapulted the oil-producing countries into the limelight of the international political and economic scene, there has been a proliferation of studies on the larger exporting ...
Saudi Arabia: Rush to Development: Profile of an Energy Economy and Investment
1st Edition
By Ragaei el Mallakh
January 18, 2018
Saudi Arabia is one of the most controversial and least known of the Arab nations. A land of massive contrasts – between its densely populated cities and its vast expanses of desert; between the recent poverty of its villages and the massive wealth created by oil, which is drawing a labour force ...
Social and Economic Development in the Arab Gulf
1st Edition
By Tim Niblock
January 18, 2018
The crucial importance of the Gulf region today – which may be defined as comprising the states of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, with Iran as a non-Arab onlooker – has stimulated surprisingly little interest in academic circles. Much of what has been...
The Arab Economy in Israel: The Dynamics of a Region's Development
1st Edition
By Raja Khalidi
January 18, 2018
The Arab enclaves within Israel constitute a definite economic unit. Despite subservice to the national economy they exhibit a range of independent production and consumption modes that suggest potential economic developmental viability. The author considers the background of these enclaves and the...
The Arab Gulf Economy in a Turbulent Age
1st Edition
By Hazem Beblawi
January 18, 2018
The shock discovery of oil in the Gulf States thrust them from relative obscurity to the forefront of international finance and politics. It coincided with the breakdown of the international monetary system and the twin food and energy crisis, all of which helped to magnify the impact of the oil ...
The Determinants of Arab Economic Development
1st Edition
By Yusuf A. Sayigh
January 18, 2018
This volume provides scope for the identification of the major determinants of development in the Arab world, and for the exploration of the manner and reach of their operation. It attempts to assess the potential for development of each country, and of the Arab region as a whole....
The Economic Case for Palestine
1st Edition
By Elias Tuma, Haim Darin-Drabkin
January 18, 2018
Much has been written about the Arab–Israeli conflict, the prospects for peace or war and the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state, side by side with the state of Israel. The emphasis, however, has been on the political processes of such eventualities. The objectives of this book ...
The Economic Development of Jordan
1st Edition
Edited
By Adnan Badran, Bichara Khader
January 18, 2018
Jordan is one of the most important countries of the Fertile Crescent. Although it is not richly endowed with material resources its political significance in the region gives it considerable authority. This book focuses on the economic development of Jordan over the last decade. It analyses the ...
The Economic Development of Libya
1st Edition
Edited
By Bichara Khader, Bashir El-Wifati
January 18, 2018
Libya has been one of the most remarkable of the Arab oil producers. It has combined an aggressive foreign policy, a domestic political revolution and extraordinary economic growth over the last decade. This book focuses on the development of the Libyan economy over this period. In the boom years ...
The Economic Development of the United Arab Emirates
1st Edition
By Ragaei el Mallakh
January 18, 2018
This volume is the first-hand observation and research on the area comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It presents basic economic data on the UAE and delineates the problems in the economy and analyzes it. The book offers practical information on the developmental process in the UAE....
The Economic Development of the Yemen Arab Republic
1st Edition
By Ragaei el Mallakh
January 18, 2018
The recent economic development of the Yemen Arab Republic is in stark contrast to the centuries of isolation that had marked the country prior to the 1962 Revolution. When economic planning was instituted in the 1970s, the nation was confronted by the needs of reconstruction after years of ...
The Economies of the Arab World: Development since 1945
1st Edition
By Yusuf A. Sayigh
January 18, 2018
This book, a comprehensive study of twelve of the economies of key countries of the Arab world, has three main objectives: to record the developmental achievements and failings of each country; to examine the main issues arising in the drive for development; and to assess the future outlook for ...