Military expenditure and economic growth in the Middle East

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Author:

Wahid, Latif, 1954-

ISBN:

9780230220171

Personal Author:

Wahid, Latif, 1954-

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Physical Description:

172 p. : ill.

General Note:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction * The Economics of Military Expenditure: A Literature Review * Iran: The Quest for Becoming the Dominant Regional Power * Turkey: Secularism with an Asiatic Connotation * Iraq: The Unholy Marriage of Adversaries * Syria: The Costs of the Palestinian Question * Egypt: The Costs of Being an Arab Leader * Israel: The Costs of Survival in a Hostile Neighbourhood Introduction * The Economics of Military Expenditure: A Literature Review * Iran: The Quest for Becoming the Dominant Regional Power * Turkey: Secularism with an Asiatic Connotation * Iraq: The Unholy Marriage of Adversaries * Syria: The Costs of the Palestinian Question * Egypt: The Costs of Being an Arab Leader * Israel: The Costs of Survival in a Hostile Neighbourhood.

Subject Term:

Economic development -- Middle East.

National security -- Economic aspects -- Middle East.

Geographic Term:

Middle East -- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures.

Middle East -- Armed Forces -- Political activity.

Middle East -- Economic conditions.

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Summary

This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the region.