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The Economic Consequences of the Gulf War
Author: Kamran Mofid
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-10-26
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1134939655
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Iran-Iraq War were one of the longest and most devastating uninterrupted wars amongst modern nation states. It produced neither victor nor vanquished and left the regimes in both countries basically intact. However, it is clear that the domestic, regional and international repercussions of the war mean that 'going back' is not an option. Iraq owes too much to regain the lead it formerly held in economic performance and development levels. What then does reconstruction mean? In this book, Kamran Mofid counteracts the scant analysis to date of the economic consequences of the Gulf War by analysing its impact on both economies in terms of oil production, exports, foreign exchange earnings, non-defence foreign trade and agricultural performance. In the final section, Mofid brings together the component parts of the economic cost of the war to assign a dollar value to the devastation.
Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War
Author: John Mueller
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1994-06-15
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 0226545652
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Persian Gulf crisis may well have been the most extensively polled episode in U.S. history as President Bush, his opponents, and even Saddam Hussein appealed to, and tried to influence, public opinion. As well documented as this phenomenon was, it remains largely unexplained. John Mueller provides an account of the complex relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis. Mueller analyzes key issues: the actual shallowness of public support for war; the effect of public opinion on the media (rather than the other way around); the use and misuse of polls by policy makers; the American popular focus on Hussein's ouster as a central purpose of the War; and the War's short-lived impact on voting. Of particular interest is Mueller's conclusion that Bush succeeded in leading the country to war by increasingly convincing the public that it was inevitable, rather than right or wise. Throughout, Mueller, author of War, Presidents, and Public Opinion, an analysis of public opinion during the Korean and Vietnam wars, places this analysis of the Gulf crisis in a broad political and military context, making comparisons to wars in Panama, Vietnam, Korea, and the Falklands, as well as to World War II and even the War of 1812. The book also collects nearly 300 tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis, making Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War an essential reference for anyone interested in recent American politics, foreign policy, public opinion, and survey research.
Dynamics of Change in the Persian Gulf Political Economy, War and Revolution
Author: Anoushiravan Ehteshami
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0415657571
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Persian Gulf has come to represent one of the most strategically significant waterways of the world. In terms of geography, geopolitics, resources, global political economy, and regional influence, the Gulf is perhaps home to the world's most significant group of countries. Focusing on the complexities of the interplay between domestic-level changes and region-wide interactions, this book presents the reader with the first comprehensive survey of the dynamics of change in this crucial area. Systemic-oriented in its approach, the impact of war and revolution on the countries of the sub-region is discussed, and the ways in which these factors have shaped the security dilemmas and responses of the Gulf States is also explored. The role of oil is examined in terms of the impact of its income on these states and societies, and the manner in which oil has shaped the integration of these states into the global system. Oil has shrunk developmental time in these countries, and has accelerated generational shift. At the same time, it has created the dialectical relationship which now characterizes the difficult balance between prosperity and instability which is at the heart of the sub-region. Casting new light on the workings of a strategically significant part of the international system, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of international relations, international security and Middle Eastern politics.
Gulf Politics and Economics in a Changing World
Author: Michael Hudson
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2014-03-21
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9814566217
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The wave of uprisings that has engulfed the Arab world since 2011 has impacted the Gulf significantly, however much the region appears to have remained unscathed. In Bahrain, the regime cracked down on protestors with the help of Saudi forces, and increasing Gulf tensions with Iran, political chaos in Yemen, and rumblings among unemployed youth throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states all complicate the facade of Gulf stability. In addition, ties with the United States appear to be weakening; regional politics are varied and changing, particularly with the rise of India and China; Gulf governance is often oppressive; and GCC economies are even more tied to rentier practices of distribution to keep populations satisfied and in check. Gulf Politics and Economics in a Changing World addresses these aspects of political and economic life in the GCC, Iran, and Iraq in order to assess the present situation. It also offers analysis and predictions as to what the future of this important area of the greater Middle East may hold. The volume, which features contributions from some of the best scholars in the field of Gulf studies in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, provides an in-depth and critical look at the region. Contents:Introduction: The Gulf Enigma (Michael C Hudson)The Gulf States and the Economy:The Development Trajectory of the GCC States: An Analysis of Aims and Visions in Current Development Plans (Martin Hvidt)Redesigning the Distributional Bargain in the GCC (Steffen Hertog)State-Business Relations in the Gulf: The Role of Business Actors in the Decision-Making Process of Reform in Bahrain and Oman (Marc Valeri)Gulf Governance:The Rule of Law and Political Liberalization in the Arab Gulf (David M Mednicoff and Joanne E Springer)The Dynamics of Distribution in the Gulf: Selective Allocations, Agency, and Bureaucratic Accessibility in Kuwait (James C A Redman)The Gulf and Beyond: Relations and Tensions:Rethinking Regional Organization in the Gulf and the Greater Middle East (Malik R Dahlan)Sources of Continuity in Iran's Foreign Policy (Mahmood Sariolghalam)The United States and the Gulf:American Policy in the Persian Gulf: From Balance of Power to Failed Hegemony (F Gregory Gause, III)Neither East Nor West? The Gulf in a Post-American World (Alain Gresh)US Military Bases in the Gulf and the Dynamics of Redeployment (Degang Sun) Readership: Undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers who are interested in social, economic and political affairs of the Persian Gulf. Keywords:Persian Gulf;Arabian Gulf;Political Economy;International Relations;Post-Arab SpringKey Features:While many of the current monographs and edited volumes on the Gulf are concerned with one particular issue, such as migrant labor, sectarianism, or rentier economics, Gulf Politics and Economics in a Changing World addresses a cross section of material on the region that is essential to understanding the bigger pictureThe scope of academic analysis is not Western-centric; these arguments will appeal to a large audience interested in the future role of the United States in the Persian GulfA number of the authors are very well known and respected in their field, including F Gregory Gause, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Vermont; Steffen Hertog, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics, and Alain Gresh, Editor of Le Monde Diplomatique
The Political Economy of War and Peace
Author: Murray Wolfson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 1461549612
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →cancer n. any malignant tumor . . . Metastasis may occur via the bloodstream or the lymphatic channels or across body cavities . . . setting up secondary tumors . . . Each individual primary tumor has its own pattern . . . There are probably many causative factors . . . Treatment. . . depends on the type of tumor, the site of the primary tumor and the extent of the spread. (Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary 1996, 97) Let us begin by stating the obvious. Acts of organized violence are not necessarily of human nature, but they are endogenous events arising within the an intrinsic part evolution of complex systems of social interaction. To be sure, all wars have features in common - people are killed and property is destroyed - but in their origin wars are likely to be at least as different as the social structures from which they arise. Consequently, it is unlikely that there can be a simple theory of the causes of war or the maintenance of peace. The fact that wars are historical events need not discourage us. On the contrary, we should focus our understanding of the dimensions of each conflict, or classes of conflict, on the conjuncture of causes at hand. It follows that the study of conflict must be an interdisciplinary one. It is or a penchant for eclecticism that leads to that conclusion, but the not humility multi-dimensionality of war itself.
A New Iraq
Author: Frederick W. Axelgard
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1988-03-25
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0275930130
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The volume analyzes the political and economic effects of the Iran-Iraq war upon Iraq, focusing on whether the war has united Iraqi society in a way that has not happened since the country was established in 1920. It opens with an examination of Iraqi political development and U.S. policy toward Iraq. Following is a discussion of the various means of political consolidation of Iraq. The next chapter investigates the growth of Iraqi foreign policy in relation to both the Arab state and the superpowers. The book also predicts the country's ability to hold together under current military and economic pressure. Finally, the author discusses the future of U.S. policy toward Iraq. Policy makers, policy analysts, and scholars in Middle East studies will find this volume to be timely, well reasoned, and informative.
Oil and Politics in the Gulf
Author: Jill Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-01-27
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780521466356
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book asks why in recent years the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar have been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity.
Taken by Storm
Author: W. Lance Bennett
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1994-10-03
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780226042596
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Middle East Dilemma
Author: Michael C. Hudson
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780231111386
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the 1990 the Gulf War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Arab-Israeli peace process and the trend to market-driven economies impacted the regional political and economic order of the Arab world dramatically. How do these events affect the processes of Arab integration? Is the idea of an Arab political and economic comunity in the broadest sense no longer viable? What lessons can be learned from recent attempts toward the future of Arab unity? A team of respected political scientists, historians, and economists carefully assesses the state of regional integration and cooperation, and explains why integration in general has proven so elusive. From the unification of North and South Yemen, to the struggle for Mahgreb unity, and the experiences of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, this book presents a complex portrait of the history and prospects for Arab integration. Part I examines the trends and points the way toward a more rational Arab order. Bahgat Korany reminds us of the continuing relevance of the balance-of-power in understanding Arab world dynamics. Bassam Tibi traces the decline of the Arab "imagined community" and the rise of the Arab state system. Part II offers five case studies exploring the political forces behind integrative attempts on the subregional level. Essays include Mustafa Al-Sayyid on the short-lived "United Arab Republic" of Egypt and Syria; and Abdul Khaleq Abdulla on the hastily established Gulf Cooperation Council. In Part III, economic integration and development are discussed. Roger Owens reviews the efforts to organize an Arab common market. Yusif Sayigh offers a blunt critique of the Joint Arab Economic Action project. Finally, Michael Hudson raises the possibility of a new model of inter-Arab coordination based on sovereign institutional realities and rational collective choice.
