Affluence and poverty in the Middle East /

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Persistant poverty and extreme inequality are two of the most important features of the political economy of the Middle East. El-Ghonemy examines a number of factors influencing the region and also suggests some solutions to the problems faced.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: El Ghonemy, Mohamad Riad, 1924-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Subjects:
Poverty > Middle East.
Income distribution > Middle East.
Land reform > Middle East.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Economic history.
Income distribution.
Land reform.
Poverty.
Middle East > Economic conditions.
Moyen-Orient > Conditions économiques.
Middle East.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter INTRODUCTION
  • part Part I THE ROOTS
  • chapter 1 BASIC CONCEPTS AND REALITIES
  • chapter 2 HISTORICAL ORIGINS
  • chapter 3 RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF JUSTICE AND INHERITANCE
  • chapter 4 ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS
  • The natural resource base
  • chapter 5 UNBALANCED DEVELOPMENT
  • chapter 6 SOCIAL IMBALANCE IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
  • Health, education and defence
  • chapter 7 CORRUPTION:
  • The embezzlement of public funds
  • chapter 8 INEQUALITY IN PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
  • part PART II Policy choice: some countries' experiences
  • chapter 9 REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH AND INCOME
  • An assessment
  • chapter 10 ECONOMIC POLICY REFORMS
  • Distributional impact
  • chapter 11 PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES.

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