1st Edition

Analytical Peace Economics The illusion of war for peace

By Partha Gangopadhyay, Nasser Elkanj Copyright 2017
298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

298 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Middle East is at an unprecedented crossroads between the established Euro-centric system and the emerging Asian powerhouses like India and China. Their economies, policies and social structures are a half-way-house between these two dominant groups and are an important case study to examine in order to highlight future prospects and problems of the global system. The Middle East is an... Read more

Table of Contents



Acknowledgement



Preface



Foreword



Chapter 1: Conflicts, Development and Progress: An Introduction



Chapter 2: Insecurity from Entitlement Failures in the Middle East and North Africa





Chapter 3: Interest Group Politics and Defence Spending



Chapter 4: Dynamics of Terrorism in a Fragmented Word: The Middle East and North Africa Conundrum



Chapter 5: Conflict Management Procedure in the Middle East



Chapter 6: Military Spending: Decision-making in Anarchy and Herd Instincts



Chapter 7: Equity, Justice and Peace: Historical Analysis



Chapter 8: Summary and Concluding Comments



References



Appendix

Biography

Partha Gangopadhyay is a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Policy and Modeling at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, and Associate Professor of Economics, Western Sydney University, Australia.



Nasser Elkanj is an Associate Professor of Finance at the American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.