Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Middle East
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 g
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Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Middle East Latif Wahid
© Latif Wahid 2009 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-30571-1 DOI 10.1057/9780230250765
ISBN 978-0-230-25076-5 (eBook)
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Contents Tables and Figures
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Preface
ix
1
Introduction
1
2
The Economics of Military Expenditure: A Literature Review
15
3
Iran: The Quest to Become the Dominant Regional Power
46
4
Turkey: Secularism with an Asiatic Connotation
66
5
Iraq: The Unholy Marriage of Adversaries
87
6
Syria: The Costs of the Palestinian Question
107
7
Egypt: The Costs of Being an Arab Leader
126
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Israel: The Costs of Survival in a Hostile Neighbourhood
144
References
164
Index
170
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Tables and Figures
Tables 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5
MENA countries and the Human Development Index Per capita income and population growth, by region, 1970–2000 Annual GDP per capita growth rates, 1990–2003 World and regional military expenditure in $bn at constant 2005 prices and exchange rate, 1988–2007 Response rates to military expenditure questionnaires, 2000 Middle East ACDA and SIPRI milex data in $bn, 1992–9 World military expenditure: growth rates and percentage distribution, 1955–75 Military expenditure in the developing world, cons
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