Military expenditure and economic growth in the Middle East
By: Latif Wahid.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230220171
Subjects: National security -- Economic aspects -- Middle East; Economic development -- Middle East; Middle East -- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures; Middle East -- Armed Forces -- Political activity; Middle East -- Economic conditions
Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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 .