History of Middle East Economies in the Twentieth Century

Name: History of Middle East Economies in the Twentieth Century
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ISBN: 9780674398313

ISBN-10: 0674398319

ISBN-13: 9780674398313

Edition: 1998

Authors: Roger Owen, Sevket Pamuk

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This important book on economic development in the modern Middle East examines, for the first time, the separate national economies of the Arab states, including the Gulf, Israel, and Turkey, from 1918 to the present. It describes the main trends within each economy based on the best available statistical data, and answers larger questions concerning the long-term growth of the countries, first in the colonial period, then in the periods characterized by planning and development, followed by the first steps toward liberalization and structural adjustment. It evaluates government policy in promoting the protection of imports and in advancing market economies. Policies employed by the…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/31/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Roger Owen is A. J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.



Acknowledgements


Note on Transliteration


List of Tables


List of Acronyms


General Introduction



1918-1945 Introduction to Part I



Turkey 1918-1945



Egypt 1918-1945



The Economies of the British and French Mandates 1918-1945



The States of the Arabian Peninsula 1918-1945



1946-1990 Introduction to Part II



Turkey 1946-1990



Egypt 1946-1990



Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq 1946-1990



The Economies of Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank/ Gaza 1946-1990



The States of the Arabian Peninsula 1946-1990


Epilogue and Cocclusion


The 1990s and Beyond


Tables


Statistical


Appendix


Bibliography


Index