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A Political Economy of the Middle East Paperback – 17 March 2015
by Alan Richards (Author), Ishac Diwan (Author), & 2 more
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (23)
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"This volume is refreshing, timely, and essential." --Middle East Quarterly
"A Political Economy of the Middle East makes a valuable intellectual contribution to the field of Middle East Studies and allied disciplines and focuses the connections between economics, politics, and the social, which are obscured in standard media analysis. I would highly recommend this book for courses on the Middle East history, economics, and politics and as the standard reference book for students and scholars on the political economies of the region." --Digest of Middle East Studies
"The volume remains by far the best single work on the political economy of development in the contemporary Middle East. Highly recommended." --Choice
Praise for the previous editions:
"This book's strength is its conceptual, rigorous approach- it is a real textbook of political economy, not a pseudo-journalistic descriptive text on the Middle East."
--Jacek Lubecki, Georgia Southern University
"For those who wish to give a course on the Middle East that emphasizes economics, there really is no alternative book."
--Michael Twomey, University of Michigan
This volume is refreshing, timely, and essential. Middle East Quarterly
A Political Economy of the Middle East makes a valuable intellectual contribution to the field of Middle East Studies and allied disciplines and focuses the connections between economics, politics, and the social, which are obscured in standard media analysis. I would highly recommend this book for courses on the Middle East history, economics, and politics and as the standard reference book for students and scholars on the political economies of the region. Digest of Middle East Studies
The volume remains by far the best single work on the political economy of development in the contemporary Middle East. Highly recommended. Choice
Praise for the previous editions:
This book's strength is its conceptual, rigorous approach it is a real textbook of political economy, not a pseudo-journalistic descriptive text on the Middle East.
Jacek Lubecki, Georgia Southern University
For those who wish to give a course on the Middle East that emphasizes economics, there really is no alternative book.
Michael Twomey, University of Michigan"
"A Political Economy of the Middle East" makes a valuable intellectual contribution to the field of Middle East Studies and allied disciplines and focuses the connections between economics, politics, and the social, which are obscured in standard media analysis. I would highly recommend this book for courses on the Middle East history, economics, and politics and as the standard reference book for students and scholars on the political economies of the region. "Digest of Middle East Studies"
The volume remains by far the best single work on the political economy of development in the contemporary Middle East. Highly recommended. "Choice"
Praise for the previous editions:
This book s strength is its conceptual, rigorous approach it is a real textbook of political economy, not a pseudo-journalistic descriptive text on the Middle East.
Jacek Lubecki, Georgia Southern University
For those who wish to give a course on the Middle East that emphasizes economics, there really is no alternative book.
Michael Twomey, University of Michigan
"Given ongoing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, this updated edition is most welcome and remains a valuable resource for its comprehensive coverage of the relevant economic, political, social, and religious issues affecting the region[T]his well-written book is the ideal text for a course on the political economy of the region and also for a variety of other courses in the growing field of Middle Eastern studies. Its nontechnical style makes it accessible to those new to the subject. Highly recommended."
"Choice "
"Interesting, informative, and challenging."
"Choice" (outstanding title)
"Richards and Waterbury successfully presented a comprehensive study of the Middle East economies in the first edition of this book, [which was] interesting, informative, and challenging, and many Middle East scholars have found it an indispensable reference source. This second edition is just as successful. This outstanding book is a must for any library collection."
"Choice "
"The best text on the political economy of the Middle East. The analysis is deep and the coverage is comprehensive."
Maen Nsour, George Mason University
"This is one of the best all-around textbooks on the Middle East I know, and the updated edition even improves its status."
Uri M. Kupferschmidt, University of Haifa
"Comprehensive and readable presentation of a complex subject, treated with candor and objectivity. A unique, stand-alone text."
John Entelis, Fordham University
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Praise for the previous editions:
This book s strength is its conceptual, rigorous approach it is a real textbook of political economy, not a pseudo-journalistic descriptive text on the Middle East.
Jacek Lubecki, Georgia Southern University
For those who wish to give a course on the Middle East that emphasizes economics, there really is no alternative book.
Michael Twomey, University of Michigan
"Given ongoing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, this updated edition is most welcome and remains a valuable resource for its comprehensive coverage of the relevant economic, political, social, and religious issues affecting the region[T]his well-written book is the ideal text for a course on the political economy of the region and also for a variety of other courses in the growing field of Middle Eastern studies. Its nontechnical style makes it accessible to those new to the subject. Highly recommended."
"Choice "
"Interesting, informative, and challenging."
"Choice" (outstanding title)
"Richards and Waterbury successfully presented a comprehensive study of the Middle East economies in the first edition of this book, [which was] interesting, informative, and challenging, and many Middle East scholars have found it an indispensable reference source. This second edition is just as successful. This outstanding book is a must for any library collection."
"Choice "
"The best text on the political economy of the Middle East. The analysis is deep and the coverage is comprehensive."
Maen Nsour, George Mason University
"This is one of the best all-around textbooks on the Middle East I know, and the updated edition even improves its status."
Uri M. Kupferschmidt, University of Haifa
"Comprehensive and readable presentation of a complex subject, treated with candor and objectivity. A unique, stand-alone text."
John Entelis, Fordham University
"
Praise for the previous editions:
"This book's strength is its conceptual, rigorous approach- it is a real textbook of political economy, not a pseudo-journalistic descriptive text on the Middle East."
--Jacek Lubecki, Georgia Southern University
"For those who wish to give a course on the Middle East that emphasizes economics, there really is no alternative book."
--Michael Twomey, University of Michigan
"Given ongoing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, this updated edition is most welcome and remains a valuable resource for its comprehensive coverage of the relevant economic, political, social, and religious issues affecting the region...[T]his well-written book is the ideal text for a course on the political economy of the region and also for a variety of other courses in the growing field of Middle Eastern studies. Its nontechnical style makes it accessible to those new to the subject. Highly recommended."
--"Choice "
"Interesting, informative, and challenging."
--"Choice" (outstanding title)
"Richards and Waterbury successfully presented a comprehensive study of the Middle East economies in the first edition of this book, [which was] interesting, informative, and challenging, and many Middle East scholars have found it an indispensable reference source. This second edition is just as successful. ...This outstanding book is a must for any library collection."
--"Choice "
"The best text on the political economy of the Middle East. The analysis is deep and the coverage is comprehensive."
--Maen Nsour, George Mason University
"This is one of the best all-around textbooks on the Middle East I know, and the updated edition even improves its status."
--Uri M. Kupferschmidt, University of Haifa
"Comprehensive and readable presentation of a complex subject, treated with candor and objectivity. A unique, stand-alone text."
--John Entelis, Fordham University
Praise for the previous editions:
"Given ongoing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, this updated edition is most welcome and remains a valuable resource for its comprehensive coverage of the relevant economic, political, social, and religious issues affecting the region...[T]his well-written book is the ideal text for a course on the political economy of the region and also for a variety of other courses in the growing field of Middle Eastern studies. Its nontechnical style makes it accessible to those new to the subject. Highly recommended."
--"Choice "
"Interesting, informative, and challenging."
--"Choice" (outstanding title)
"Richards and Waterbury successfully presented a comprehensive study of the Middle East economies in the first edition of this book, [which was] interesting, informative, and challenging, and many Middle East scholars have found it an indispensable reference source. This second edition is just as successful. ...This outstanding book is a must for any library collection."
--"Choice "
"The best text on the political economy of the Middle East. The analysis is deep and the coverage is comprehensive."
--Maen Nsour, George Mason University
"This is one of the best all-around textbooks on the Middle East I know, and the updated edition even improves its status."
--Uri M. Kupferschmidt, University of Haifa
"Comprehensive and readable presentation of a complex subject, treated with candor and objectivity. A unique, stand-alone text."
--John Entelis, Fordham University
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Praise for the previous editions:
"Given ongoing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, [] this remains a valuable resource for its comprehensive coverage of the relevant economic, political, social, and religious issues affecting the region. Highly recommended."
"Choice"
This book s strength is its conceptual, rigorous approach it is a real textbook of political economy, not a pseudo-journalistic descriptive text on the Middle East.
Jacek Lubecki, Georgia Southern University
For those who wish to give a course on the Middle East that emphasizes economics, there really is no alternative book.
Michael Twomey, University of Michigan
"A Political Economy of the Middle East" is the most comprehensive analysis of developments in the political economy of the region over the past several decades, examining the interaction of economic development processes, state systems and policies, and social actors in the Middle East.
The fourth edition, with new authors Melani Cammett and Ishac Diwan, has been thoroughly revised, with two new introductory chapters that provide an updated framework with which to understand and study the many changes in demography, education, labor markets, urbanization, water and agriculture, and international labor migration in the recent years. The new edition also includes: a new chapter that charts the political economy of the Gulf states and, in particular, the phenomenal growth of oil economies; a new chapter on the rise of "crony capitalism;" and increased coverage of the changes in civil society and social movements in the region, including an exploration of the causes, dynamics, consequences, and aftermath of the Arab uprisings.
Melani Cammett is professor of government at Harvard University. She is the author of "Compassionate Communalism: Welfare and Sectarianism in Lebanon," and the co-editor of "The Politics of Non-State Welfare."
Ishac Diwan is a visiting researcher at the Paris School of Economics and directs the Economic and Political Transformation Program at the Economic Research Forum. He is the author of "Understanding the Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings."
Alan Richards is Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Emeritus, at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
John Waterbury is William Stewart Tod Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Emeritus, at Princeton University."
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A Political Economy of the Middle EastProduct details
Publisher : Perseus
Publication date : 17 March 2015
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 608 pages
ISBN-10 : 0813349389
ISBN-13 : 978-0813349381
Item weight : 839 g
Dimensions : 15.49 x 3.3 x 22.61 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 1,354,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)466 in Business Development Textbooks
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Melani Claire Cammett
Melani Cammett is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Government at Harvard University. She holds a secondary faculty appointment in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Cammett specializes in the politics of development, identity politics and the Middle East; teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on comparative politics, development, and Middle East politics; and consults for development policy organizations.
Cammett's current research focuses on governance and the politics of social service provision by public, private and non-state actors, identity politics, and the historical influences of economic and social development with an empirical focus in the Middle East. She also co-edits the Cambridge University Press Elements series on the Politics of Development and serves as a Commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Syria, which will release a report on the humanitarian crisis in Syria in 2018.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The two thongs I like about this the most areReviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2015
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The two thongs I like about this the most are; First, it is very well-structured and second, it explains both sides (positive and negative consequences). It has analysed different concepts applied in the Middle East and it brings lots of information for people interested in the Middle East.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for any student of the political economy of the MENA regionReviewed in the United States on 24 September 2017
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This remains, in this new and completely revamped edition, a classic survey of the political economy of the region. Full of comprehensive comparative data, and organised on the scaffolding of a lucid conceptual argument, it helps in our understanding of the facts and dynamics that have driven political and economic development in the different categories of states in the MENA region - from the population-rich, resource-poor states to the exceptional case of the population-poor, resource-rich states of the GCC. The analysis is invariably clear, balanced, and well-grounded both in the existing literature and in a strong and up-to-date grip on the empirical evidence.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ordered the book as new, but the paperback cover ...Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2016
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Ordered the book as new, but the paperback cover was damaged on various spots. Possibly this damage may have been caused during the transportation, but this is not what you expect when you order a brand new book.
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Jacek Lubecki
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, just like its previous editionReviewed in the United States on 6 May 2016
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A great book, just like its previous edition. I've just used this edition in my class on politics of the Middle East, and, while the book was sometimes a hard going for my students, with my help they cracked it. The text is interesting, conceptual, empirically rich, full of data, and insights. I warmly recommend the book for both undergraduate and graduate courses on the Middle East,
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George
5.0 out of 5 stars ExcellentReviewed in the United States on 14 October 2015
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Very comprehensive, but also easy to read. The first book I'd recommend to anyone wanting to understand the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region.
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