Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East

The Contemporary Middle East

by Clement M. Henry, Robert Springborg

In a new edition of their book on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa, Clement Henry and Robert Springborg reflect on what has happened to the region’s economy since 2001. How have the various countries in the Middle East responded to the challenges of globalization and to the rise of political Islam, and what changes, for better or for worse, have occurred? Utilizing the country categories they applied in the previous book and further elaborating the significance of the structural power of capital and Islamic finance, they demonstrate how over the past decade the monarchies (as exemplified by Jordan, Morocco, and those of the Gulf Cooperation Council) and the conditional democracies (Israel, Turkey, and Lebanon) continue to do better than the military dictatorships or “bullies” (Egypt, Tunisia, and now Iran) and “the bunker states” (Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen).

Genres: Politics, History

382 pages, Hardcover

First published September 13, 2001

Reviews

[Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got the second edition of this book. Remember reading it in 2004 (1st edition), and I haven't come across a book about economic development in the Middle East that is so well argued and thorough in its analysis.

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rigorous and academic, this book is one of the most important resources for any student serious about understanding the economic and geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

[Aziz Khalefa · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent read, though the authors are too pessimistic.