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Author El Ghonemy, Mohamad Riad, 1924-

Title Affluence and poverty in the Middle East / M. Riad El-Ghonemy
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 298 pages) : illustrations
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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and indexes
Notes English
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Subject 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
SUBJECT Middle East -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86008065
Subject Middle East
Form Electronic book
LC no. 97027681
ISBN 0203016726
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