Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1 Economic Policy and Development in the Arab Middle East: The Framework for Discussion 3
7. CHAPTER 2 Socioeconomic Conditions in the 1990s 31
8. CHAPTER 3 Natural Resources, the Role of Rents, and Interest Groups 45
9. CHAPTER 4 The Productive Sectors: Agriculture and Industry 85
10. CHAPTER 5 Stabilization and Structural Adjustment in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia 95
11. CHAPTER 6 Syria’s Hesitant Road to Reform 135
12. CHAPTER 7 The International Environment: Economic Relations with the European Union 167
13. CHAPTER 8 Conclusion 199
14. Appendix: A Note on Theories of Economic Growth 207
15. Bibliography 213
16. Index 225
17. About the Book 237