Science, Development, and Sovereignty in the Arab World

Zahlan's detailed study examines recent and current performance of Arab countries and their organizations in scientific research in relation to their socio-economic development. It shows that the Arab countries are severely handicapped by a political econ

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SCIENCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND SOVEREIGNTY IN THE ARAB WORLD

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SCIENCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND SOVEREIGNTY IN THE ARAB WORLD A. B. Zahlan

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SCIENCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND SOVEREIGNTY IN THE ARAB WORLD Copyright © A. B. Zahlan, 2012.

First published in 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. 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: 978–1–137–02097–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zahlan, A. B. (Antoine Benjamin), 1928– Science, development, and sovereignty in the Arab world / A. B. Zahlan. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978–1–137–02097–0 (alk. paper) 1. Science—Arab countries. 2. Economic development— Arab countries. 3. Science and state—Arab countries. I. Title. Q127.A5Z33 2012 303.48⬘309174927—dc23

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