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1028033
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b782403
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El Ghonemy, Mohamad Riad,1924-
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Affluence and poverty in the Middle East /\ M. Riad El-Ghonemy.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 1998.
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1 online resource (xxi, 298 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0203016726
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: 0203174879
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: 0415100321
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: 1280334460
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: 6610334463
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: 9780203016725
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: 9780203174876
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: 9780415100328
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: 9780415100335
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: 9781134856282
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: 9781280334467
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: 9786610334469
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0415100321
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041510033X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and indexes.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Income distribution-- Middle East.
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Land reform-- Middle East.
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Poverty-- Middle East.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Macroeconomics.
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Economic history.
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Income distribution.
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Land reform.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Economic Conditions.
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Poverty.
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Middle East, Economic conditions.
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Middle East.
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| Dewey Classification
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339.2/0956
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| LC Classification
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HC415.15.Z9P624 1998eb
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