El Ghonemy, Mohamad Riad,  1924- <br/><br/>
Affluence and poverty in the Middle East  [recurso electr�onico] / 
M. Riad El-Ghonemy. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  1998. 
 - 1 online resource (xxi, 298 p.) :  ill 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415100328 9780415100335 0203016726 9780203016725 9780203174876 1280334460 9781280334467 9786610334469 6610334463 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oriente Medio--Condiciones econ�omicas.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC415.15.Z9  / P5