Middle East Economics Books

New and Published Books

1. Change and Development in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals)

   Essays in honour of W.B. Fisher

   Edited by Clarke John, Bowen-Jones Howard

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   The Middle East is a region of great traditional diversity, which has been characterized by immense political, social and economic changes, still developing over thirty years after the title’s original publication. A group of oil-rich countries have achieved great political significance and some of...

   Published January 23rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

   Continuity and Change

   By Samih Farsoun

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   The Arab world has long been subjected to super-power rivalry for influence and control. The area has been characterized by bloody conflict with Israel and the internal instability that has been particularly prevalent in the last few years. Whilst these political struggles have been highly visible...

   Published January 23rd 2013 by Routledge
3. State Reform and Development in the Middle East

   Turkey and Egypt in the Post-Liberalization Era

   By Amr Adly

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies

   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...

   Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge
4. Routledge Library Editions: Egypt

   Edited by Various

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Egypt

   Routledge Library Editions: Egypt brings together as one set, or individual volumes, a series of previously out-of-print classics from a variety of academic imprints. With titles ranging from Education in Egypt to Egypt in Transition, from Egyptian Religion to Egypt's Economic Potential, this set...

   Published November 22nd 2012 by Routledge
5. Industrialization in the Gulf

   A Socioeconomic Revolution

   Edited by Jean-Francois Seznec, Mimi Kirk

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies

   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’...

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
6. Political Economy of the Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds

   A Case Study of Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

   By Sara Bazoobandi

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies

   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...

   Published October 28th 2012 by Routledge
7. Economic Development in the Middle East, 2nd edition

   By Rodney Wilson

   By examining economic development in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, this textbook introduces undergraduate and postgraduate students to the most pressing and topical economic issues in the contemporary Middle East. With comprehensive coverage of the entire region, the author...

   Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
8. Diplomacy and Displacement

   Reconsidering the Turco-Greek Exchange of Populations, 1922–1934

   By Onur Yildirim

   Series: Middle East Studies: History, Politics & Law

   This study presents a comprehensive, balanced and factually grounded narrative of the Turco-Greek Exchange of Populations as a historic event that has been the subject of much distortion in the historiographical traditions of nationalist lore in Greece and Turkey, as well as in scholarly...

   Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey

   Edited by Metin Heper, Sabri Sayari

   In recent years, there has been growing interest in Turkey, stemming from the country’s developing role in regional and global politics, its expanding economic strength, and its identity as a predominantly Muslim country with secular political institutions and democratic processes. This Handbook...

   Published June 27th 2012 by Routledge
10. Everyday Economic Practices

    The 'Hidden Transcripts' of Egyptian Voices

    By Savinna Chowdhury

    Series: New Political Economy

    This book brings to the forefront the significance of local everyday economic practices to development policymaking. Chowdhury's objective in unearthing these diverse activities is two-fold. She demonstrates why it is a misrepresentation to characterize all that is economic as "capitalism...

    Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge