Book Review of A Political Economy of the Middle East written by Alan Richards and John Waterbury
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Authors
Looney, Robert
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2008
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Fall 2008
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Abstract
Alan Richards and John Waterbury's A Political Economy of the Middle East has
always been a bit hard to characterize. It is clearly intended to be used in serious university
courses about the socioeconomic problems facing the region, but it is much more than a
textbook. Starting with the first edition in 1990, the volume has exposed several generations of
policy makers and concerned observers to the complexity and interdependence of the economic,
social, political, religious and historical forces shaping events in the region. Yet, much to the dismay of some Middle East experts, Richards and Waterbury do not subscribe to the
notion that the problems confronting this part of the world are fundamentally different
than those found elsewhere.
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Book review by Dr. Robert Looney on A Political Economy of the Middle East, Third Edition, by Alan Richards and John
Waterbury.
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National Security Affairs
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Middle East Policy, Vol. XV, No. 3, Fall 2008.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.