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A political economy of the Middle East / Alan Richards

Introduction and Framework of the Study -- Economic Growth and Structural Change -- Political Regimes -- The Impact of Demographic Change -- Human Capital: Health, Education, and Labor Markets -- Water and Food Security -- Rise and Fall of State-Led Development -- Structural Adjustment and the Rise of Crony Capitalism -- Political Economy of the Gulf -- The Military -- Solidarism and Its Enemies: Civil Society and Social Movements in the Middle East -- Is Islam the Solution? -- Regional and Global Economic Integration