Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-566) and index

1 Introduction and Framework of the Study -- 2 Economic Performance and social outcomes -- 3 Political Regimes in the Middle East -- 4 The Impact of Demographic Change -- 5 Human Capital: Health and Education -- 6 Water and Food Security -- 7 The Rise and Fall of State-Led Development -- 8 Structural Adjustment and the Rise of Crony Capitalism -- 9 The effects of oil on development and the rise of the gulf cooperation council -- 10 War, conflict and the military in the Middle East -- 11 Solidarism and Its Enemies: Civil Society and Social Movements in the Middle East -- 12 Is Islam the Solution? -- 13 Regional and Global Economic Integration -- 14 Conclusion

"A Political Economy of the Middle East is the most comprehensive analysis of developments in the political economy of the region over the past several decades, examining the interaction of economic development processes, state systems and policies, and social actors in the Middle East. The fourth edition, with new authors Melani Cammett and Ishac Diwan, has been thoroughly revised, with two new introductory chapters that provide an updated framework with which to understand and study the many changes in demography, education, labor markets, urbanization, water and agriculture, and international labor migration in recent years. The new edition also includes: a new chapter that charts the political economy of the Gulf states and, in particular, the phenomenal growth of oil economies; a new chapter on the rise of "crony capitalism;" and increased coverage of the changes in civil society and social movements in the region, including an exploration of the causes, dynamics, consequences, and aftermath of the Arab uprisings"-- Provided by publisher