1. The Origins of the Arab State System Iliya Harik 2. ‘Strong’ and ‘Weak’ States: A Qualified Return to the Muqaddimah Ghassan Salame 3. Allocation vs. Production States: A Theoretical Framework Giacomo Luciani 4. The Rentier State in the Arab World Hazem Beblawi 5. Policies for Development: Attitudes toward Industry and Services Michel Chatelus 6. Arab Bureaucracies: Expanding Size, Changing Roles Nazih Ayubi 7. Social Structure and Political Stability: Comparative Evidence from the Algerian, Syrian and Iraqi Cases Jean Leca 8. Arab Military in Politics: from Revolutionary Plot to Authoritarian Regime Elizabeth Picard 9. Opposition as Support of the State I. William Zartman 10. Notions of the State in Contemporary Arab-Israeli Writings Fahmi Jedaane 11. Arab Regimes: Legitimacy and Foreign Policy Adeed Dawisha 12. The Impact of Palestine on Arab Politics Walid Kazziha 13. Economic Interdependence and National Sovereignty Samir Makdisi 14. Immigrants in the Arab Gulf Countries: ‘Sojourners’ or ‘Settlers’? Georges Sabagh 15. Migration and Political Integration in the Arab World Sharon Stanton Russell 16. The Politics of Arab Integration Giacomo Luciani and Ghassan Salamé
Biography
Giacomo Luciani
