The Arab world
Allan M. Findlay.
Bok Engelsk 1994 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London ; New York : : Routledge, , 1994.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (223 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Perspectives on Arab development: from West to East; The colonial legacy; Political constraints to economic development; Arab oil and the use of oil revenues; Labour migration; Rural development; Urban development; Arab identity and development; References, further reading and review questions; Index. - Disruption following the Gulf War, and the need to satisfy both rising economic aspirations and the Islamic values of the region's peoples, demands fresh examination of development issues in the Arab world. This introductory text assesses how agricultural, industrial and urban development has evolved in the Arab region. Contrasting Arab and Western interpretations of `development', it draws on case studies covering states as diverse as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Morocco and Jordan. The author suggests that until the Arabs define their own identity, there will continue to be `change' but not nece
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| ISBN | 0415042003
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