The modernization of poverty : : a study in the political economy of growth in nine Arab countries 1945-1970 / / Galal A. Amin.

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Superior document:Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 13
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, [1974]
©1974
Year of Publication:1974
Language:English
Series:Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 13.
Physical Description:1 online resource (143 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • I. Economic Growth and Imbalances
  • 1. The Arab Economy 25 Years Ago
  • 2. Economic Growth
  • 3. Economic Structure
  • 4. The Balance of Payments
  • 5. Arab Economic Integration
  • II. The Politics of Saving and Investment
  • 1. "Traditional" Governments
  • 2. The New Elites
  • 3. Oil Revenue and Foreign Aid
  • 4. Planning
  • 5. Education
  • 6. Arab Nationalism
  • III. New Inequalities for Old
  • 1. Land Tenure and Foreign Economic Interests
  • 2. Oil Revenue and Income Distribution
  • 3. Government Bureaucracy
  • 4. The Bias Against Agriculture
  • 5. Over-Urbanization
  • 6. Income Inequalities and Economic Development
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Postscript 1980.