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020			_a9781849506625 (electronic bk.) : _c£64.95 ; €97.95 ; $124.95
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245	0	0	_aArms and conflict in the Middle East _h[electronic resource] / _cedited by Riad A. Attar.
260			_aBingley, U.K. : _bEmerald, _c2009.
300			_a1 online resource (viii, 260 p.).
490	1		_aContributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, _x1572-8323 ; _vv. 13
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction / Riad Attar -- The model / Riad Attar -- Data and estimation and results / Riad A. Attar -- The political economy of the Middle East / Riad A. Attar -- Conclusion / Riad Attar -- Arab Israeli conflict / Riad Attar -- Arms in the Middle East / Riad Attar -- Theories and models / Riad A. Attar.
520			_aThis study contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. The effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies is assessed, with a focus on the Middle East. The study is the first to add conflict variables to the production function defense-growth model and test them empirically across countries and regions, and provide robust empirical evidence on the differential effects of interstate and intrastate conflicts on economic growth. The study provides compelling empirical evidence and guidelines to policy decision makers on how to allocate the resources of their states and adopt policies that promote political economic development. The study urges Third World leaders to improve levels of freedom, democracy, and openness of their political systems because the results confirm that political factors are at least as important as economic factors in promoting economic growth. Furthermore, the results attest that the reallocation of resources from military to the civilian sector is the sine qua non to improve the performance of developing countries' economies.
588	0		_aPrint version record
650		7	_aPolitical Science _xPeace. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aArmed conflict. _2bicssc
650		7	_aCommunication studies. _2bicssc
650		0	_aWeapons _zMiddle East.
700	1		_aAttar, Riad A.
776	1		_z9781849506618
830		0	_aContributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; _vv. 13.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S1572-8323(2009)13
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