These are the issues addressed by this volume, first published in 1981, which contains a series of overviews and case studies written by present or former members of staff and research students of the Department of Geography in the ...
Rodney Wilson examines the economic prospects for the region considering: *the consequences of rapid population growth, including the implications for education and employment; *low savings levels; *the absence of significant inflows of ...
CHAPTER ONE Development in the Middle East HOWARD BOWEN-JONES During the last thirty years or so the countries of the Middle East not only have experienced profound changes but, increasingly, have consciously engaged in changing ...
This book examines the position of women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region.
Against this background, Alqahtani (2006) emphasizes the importance of change management as a powerful strategy in order to reform organizations in the Middle East. Support for this approach comes from Alqaruni and Alanzi (2004).
The second edition includes three new chapters on the Arab Spring and Iran's Green Movement and is fully updated to reflect recent events. At heart, the book remains a study of agency in times of constraint.
Rural Politics and Social Change in the Middle East
This book explores the extent to which China’s rise is changing the economic, security, political, and social-cultural aspects of the Middle East – a region of significant strategic importance to the West and of increasing importance to ...