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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 characterized 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 polarization 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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In sum, this is a very important book that should be read by everybody who is interested in the Middle East and who cares about its people (especially the poor and the disadvantaged). It will serve as a critical text in introductory courses in Middle Eastern studies. Unbridened by technical jargon, it is highly accessible to undergraduates. El-Ghonemy should be commended for writing about such a subject with uncharacteristic care and sensitivity.. -AScAD ABUKHALIL, California State University M. Riad El-Ghonemy...has brought his extensive practical and political experience to bear on this challenging subject... The result is an engaging, personal, and accessible textbook on the economics of North Africa and the Middle East. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin . El Ghonemy examines the cumulative causes and consequences of persistent poverty and gross economic inequalities. - Book News

In sum, this is a very important book that should be read by everybody who is interested in the Middle East and who cares about its people (especially the poor and the disadvantaged). It will serve as a critical text in introductory courses in Middle Eastern studies. Unbridened by technical jargon, it is highly accessible to undergraduates. El-Ghonemy should be commended for writing about such a subject with uncharacteristic care and sensitivity.. <br>-AScAD ABUKHALIL, California State University <br> M. Riad El-Ghonemy...has brought his extensive practical and political experience to bear on this challenging subject... The result is an engaging, personal, and accessible textbook on the economics of North Africa and the Middle East. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin . <br> El Ghonemy examines the cumulative causes and consequences of persistent poverty and gross economic inequalities. <br>- Book News <br>

Author Information

M. Riad El-Ghonemy is Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford, Fellow of the American University in Cairo and Emeritus Professor, Ein-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He is the author of several books, including The Political Economy of Rural Poverty (1990).

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