TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wahid,Latif
TI  - Military expenditure and economic growth in the middle east 
SN  - 9780230220171 
AV  - UA832 .W34 2009
U1  - 338.956 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - National security
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Armed Forces
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-169) and index; Machine generated contents note: Introduction * The Economics of Military Expenditure: A Literature Review * Iran: The Quest for Becoming the Dominant Regional Power * Turkey: Secularism with an Asiatic Connotation * Iraq: The Unholy Marriage of Adversaries * Syria: The Costs of the Palestinian Question * Egypt: The Costs of Being an Arab Leader * Israel: The Costs of Survival in a Hostile Neighbourhood Introduction * The Economics of Military Expenditure: A Literature Review * Iran: The Quest for Becoming the Dominant Regional Power * Turkey: Secularism with an Asiatic Connotation * Iraq: The Unholy Marriage of Adversaries * Syria: The Costs of the Palestinian Question * Egypt: The Costs of Being an Arab Leader * Israel: The Costs of Survival in a Hostile Neighbourhood
N2  - "This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the region"--Provided by publisher
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