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Affluence and Poverty in the Middle East explores the causes and consequences of the persistent poverty and extreme inequality that have characterised the region. Using extensive empirical evidence M. Riad El-Ghonemy helps us to understand the impact of co-existing affluence and poverty. In the first part of the book, he investigates the common cultural and economic factors that have brought about such an extreme polarisation of living standards. He focuses particularly on: historical origins; religion; economic foundations and corruption; using a number of case studies to illustrate how each factor has affected different countries in the region. The second part consists of country studies that examine how particular governments and NGOs have responded to vast inequalities in the distribution of wealth, income and opportunities.

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"it is likely to become, and remain, the standard chronicle of economic inequity in the modern middle east." - charles foster, contemporary review

"this extended essay and analysis ends on a passionate call for peace, a drastic reduction of military spending, and renewed efforts to educate the younger generation." - international review of biblical studies

"Many readers will be especially interested in El-Ghonemy's account of the impact of economic policy reforms on income distribution." - Middle Eastern Studies Review Vol 35, No.1 Jan 99

"An analytical and comprehensive view of middle-eastern development problems. What is new in this comprehensive work is the author's ability to use several analytical tools from the social sciences that have previously been neglected in other studies." -The Cambridge Books Review