Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies
About the Book Series
This series provides up to date overviews and analysis of the region's economies. The approaches taken are not confined to a particular approach and include analysis of growth and future development, individual country studies, oil, multinational enterprises, government policy, financial markets and the region's role in the world economy.
The Israeli Central Bank: Political Economy, Global Logics and Local Actors
1st Edition
By Daniel Maman, Zeev Rosenhek
August 10, 2018
This book examines the local and global political and institutional processes that have led to the strengthening of the Israeli central bank within the context of the now predominant neoliberal regime. Using Israel as a case study to identify broader patterns around the world, the authors examine ...
Political Economy of the Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Case Study of Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
1st Edition
By Sara Bazoobandi
May 24, 2017
Using four Gulf sovereign wealth funds as case studies – Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE - this book examines and analyses the history, governance and structure, and investment strategies of the above mentioned funds, in the context of on-going debates about their transparency. The book ...
State Reform and Development in the Middle East: Turkey and Egypt in the Post-Liberalization Era
1st Edition
By Amr Adly
May 24, 2017
The economies of Turkey and Egypt, remarkably similar until the early 1980s, have since taken divergent paths. Turkey has successfully implemented a policy of export led industrialisation whilst Egypt’s manufacturing industry and exports have stagnated. In this book, Amr Adly uses extensive ...
Turkey and the Global Economy: Neo-Liberal Restructuring and Integration in the Post-Crisis Era
1st Edition
Edited
By Ziya Onis, Fikret Senses
June 24, 2013
Since the financial crisis of 2000 and 2001 the Turkish economy has undergone considerable change and some improvement. This book gives a detailed examination of the neo-liberal restructuring that has taken place and the challenges the economy still faces, providing a comparative perspective on ...
Industrialization in the Gulf: A Socioeconomic Revolution
1st Edition
Edited
By Jean-Francois Seznec, Mimi Kirk
November 13, 2012
In recent years, we have witnessed huge economic and socio-political change in the Gulf. This book examines the rapid industrialization of the region and how local economies are starting to diversify away from petroleum, exploring how this transformative process is starting to impact on the region’...
Economic Co-Operation in the Gulf: Issues in the Economies of the Arab Gulf Co-Operation Council States
1st Edition
By Badr El Din A. Ibrahim
September 05, 2012
With global concerns over rising oil prices, this book examines the major issues facing the economies of the Arab Gulf today, covering all six of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC) states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Providing a detailed account ...
The Turkish Economy: The Real Economy, Corporate Governance and Reform
1st Edition
Edited
By Sumru G. Altug, Alpay Filiztekin
August 11, 2010
Including contributions from noted international scholars, this collection of papers provides a strong theoretical and empirical underpinning for the discussion of major public policy issues facing Turkey today. Matters addressed include: determinants of growth and productivity education and human...
Turkish Accession to the EU: Satisfying the Copenhagen Criteria
1st Edition
By Eric Faucompret, Jozef Konings
July 06, 2010
Is Turkey on the way to meet the economic Copenhagen criteria? The enlargement process that the European Union faced the last decade stirred the debate again about the role Turkey has to play and whether or not Turkey should be part of the European Union. While the enlargement with the Central ...
The Egyptian Economy, 1952-2000: Performance Policies and Issues
1st Edition
By Khalid Ikram
November 21, 2005
Interviews with former Prime Ministers and Cabinet Ministers along with previously unpublished analysis by the World Bank, IMF and USAID provide entertaining and interesting insights into Egypt's economic development policy during 1952 to 2000. Areas addressed include:* the performance of the ...