Middle East Economics Books

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1. Economic Development in the Middle East

   By Rodney Wilson

   This text is designed to introduce the undergraduate and postgraduate student to the most pressing and topical economic issues in the contemporary Middle East. It includes coverage of the entire region and charts and growth of economic power in the Gulf. It has thematic chapters on finance,...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-49127-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. The Companion to Modern Israel

   Edited by Alain Dieckhoff

   This book provides a comprehensive profile of contemporary Israel. It is a unique in-depth survey of that country’s politics, international relations, society, economy, role in the Middle East and culture....

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-57392-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. Iran's Struggle for Economic Independence: Reform and Counter-Reform in the Post-Revolutionary Era

   By Evaleila Pesaran

   Although it is often assumed that Iran must necessarily submit to some kind of global logic and liberalise its economy, Iran’s post-revolutionary state has in fact sought to resist the dictates of the global economy with a view to preserving both its revolutionary identity and its...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-59025-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. Economics and Politics in Turkey

   By Mehmet Asutay

   This book examines the interaction of politics and economics in Turkey. Applying the new political economy and public choice economics, it shows how politicians manipulate the economy for their own ends, for example by using fiscal and monetary policy, and by timing elections to coincide with...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-45318-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. The Transformation of the Gulf: Politics, Economics and the Global Order

   Edited by David Held, Kristian Ulrichsen

   This book examines the political, economic and social transformation of the six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the ways in which these states are both shaping and being reshaped by, the processes of globalization. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the volume ...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-57452-5 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Politics of Modern Iran

   Edited by Ali M. Ansari

   A quarter of a century on from the revolution of 1979 there is an ongoing political struggle within Iran between traditionalists and modernists, with the ever-younger average age of the population playing a dynamic role. And on the international stage, the big issues remain Iran’s hostility towards...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-40911-7 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. Money in the Middle East and North Africa: Monetary Policy Frameworks and Strategies

   Edited by David Cobham, Ghassan Dibeh

   Monetary policy in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries remains an understudied area; this book fills an important gap by examining monetary policy frameworks and monetary policy strategies in the region. Building on the editors’ earlier book, Monetary Policy and Central Banking in...

   November 2010 | 978-0-415-58768-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Islamic Entrepreneurship

   By Rasem N. Kayed, M. Kabir Hassan

   This book discusses the idea that there is a specific Islamic form of entrepreneurship. Based on extensive original research amongst small and medium sized enterprises in Saudi Arabia, it shows how businesses are started and how they grow in the context of an Islamic economy and society. It argues...

   October 2010 | 978-0-415-58449-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. The Political Economy of Aid in Palestine: Relief from Conflict or Development Delayed?

   By Sahar Taghdisi-Rad

   Despite for many years receiving the highest per capita aid worldwide, the economies of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have failed to achieve any lasting developmental outcomes and suffer from major weaknesses which undermine their very survival. This book argues that the dominant, mainstream...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-56325-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

10. Industrialization in the Gulf: A Socioeconomic Revolution

    Edited by Jean-Francois Seznec, Mimi Kirk

    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’...

    August 2010 | 978-0-415-78035-3 | Hardback (Routledge)