Rebuilding devastated economies in the Middle East

This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these governments t...

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Group Author: Binder, Leonard
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230609297
Summary: This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these governments to put themselves out of business?
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230600171, 2007.
Carrier Form: 296 p.
ISBN: 9780230600171
9780230609297 :
0230609295 :
CLC: F113
Contents: Introduction: Global Perspectives and Regional Realities - Leonard Binder * New and Recurring Forms of Poverty and Inequality in the Arab World - Kiren Chaudhry * Illicit International Transactions: Implications for Reconstruction in Iraq, Palestine, and Algeria - Bradford Dillman * Hydrocarbon Production As a Route to Economic Health: Complex Consequences - Mary Ann Tetreault * Rebuilding without Resolution: The Lebanese Economy and State in the Post-Civil War Period - Samir Makdisi * Warn-Torn or Systematically Distorted? Rebuilding the Algerian Economy - Miriam R. Lowi * No Quick Fix: For