Bücher der Reihe Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa

This book examines key questions, and challenges the widely prevalent view that the Palestinian Authority collapsed because of its internal governance failures, its lack of commitment to democracy, and corruption.

Studies the relationship between economic performance and institutional characteristics in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies to point out some of the areas where institutional reform is particularly needed and possible tools to use for such reform.

Provides an examination of how Shari'a - the Islamic concept of divine law, affects public policy across a range of public policy areas, including human rights and family law.

Presents an examination of how Shari'a - the Islamic concept of divine law, affects public policy both theoretically and in practice, across a wide range of public policy areas, including human rights and family law.

This book examines key questions, and challenges the widely prevalent view that the Palestinian Authority collapsed because of its internal governance failures, its lack of commitment to democracy, and corruption.

This important book examines the impact of recent changes in the world economy on trade policy within the MENA region and its economic relations with the rest of the world.

Despite receiving the highest per capita aid worldwide for many years, the economies of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have failed to achieve any lasting developmental outcomes and suffer from major weaknesses which undermine their very survival. This book examines the nature of donor operations in Palestine.

Analysing the contrasting forces of separation and the integration between Israel and the Palestinian territories, this work shows that the changing patterns in labour flows reflect a process of redefinition of the 1967 borders. It is useful for economists, scholars, policy makers and all those concerned with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Examines the impact of changes in the world economy on trade policy within the MENA region and its economic relations with the rest of the world.

This book examines monetary policy and central banking in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Individual chapters focus on the monetary frameworks of particular countries. Other chapters adopt a thematic approach, addressing important subjects such as exchange rate regimes, price stability and central banking.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Iranian economy, considering the full range of key issues, including the oil sector, banks and financial markets, social policies, attempts at reform, and the impact of UN-imposed sanctions. It argues that the success of other developing countries demonstrates that a more open and market driven economy is needed in Iran; that the present government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-placed politically to implement reforms and is beginning to do so, despite populist rhetoric; but that the prospects for success are severely limited by sanctions and the hostile international political climate.

This book provides in-depth analyses of the main social policy components and institutions in Iran. Its focus is on the period since 1979, although many of the developments are inevitably traced back to their pre-revolutionary origins.

This book identifies the differences in growth and development, and the various factors lying behind them, across both Middle East and North African (MENA) and East Asian countries over the 1960¿2020 period. It considers a very wide range of factors, compares initial situations, institutions, and government policies, the dynamic responses to changing circumstances, and discusses the inability of the governments of the MENA region to achieve not only political reform, but also the kinds of economic reform that would allow their citizens to prosper in an increasingly globalized world. The book focuses on Tunisia. Since its independence in 1956 until 2010, Tunisia had considerable success relative to many other MENA countries, but was somewhat less successful relative to East Asian countries. Since 2010, however, while transitioning away from autocracy to democracy, it has been in rather serious economic decline. The book highlights how both the factors identified as enabling Tunisia's initial success and those leading to its subsequent decline can provide many useful insights for improving the management of economic development across the whole MENA region and perhaps also to developing countries throughout the world.