Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and indexes.
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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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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Affluence and poverty in the Middle East.
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Income distribution-- Middle East.
Land reform-- Middle East.
Poverty-- Middle East.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Macroeconomics.