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Arms and Conflict in the Middle East
Professor Riad A. Attar
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Description for Arms and Conflict in the Middle East
Hardback. A study that contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. It assesses the effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies, with a focus on the Middle East. It urges Third World leaders to improve levels of freedom, democracy, and openness of their political systems. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
This study contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. The effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies is assessed, with a focus on the Middle East. The study is the first to add conflict variables to the production function defense-growth model and test them empirically across countries and regions, and provide robust empirical evidence on the differential effects of interstate and intrastate conflicts on economic growth. The study provides compelling empirical evidence and guidelines to policy decision makers on how to allocate the resources of their states and adopt policies that promote ... Read more
This study contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. The effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies is assessed, with a focus on the Middle East. The study is the first to add conflict variables to the production function defense-growth model and test them empirically across countries and regions, and provide robust empirical evidence on the differential effects of interstate and intrastate conflicts on economic growth. The study provides compelling empirical evidence and guidelines to policy decision makers on how to allocate the resources of their states and adopt policies that promote ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849506618
SKU
V9781849506618
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99-50
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