Para-sites of capitalism -- Can the mosquito speak? -- Principles true in every country -- The character of calculability -- Peasant studies -- The invention and reinvention of the peasant -- Nobody listens to a poor man -- Heritage and violence -- Fixing the economy -- The object of development...

This book surveys major economic issues in the development of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since World War II. It presents a framework of analysis highlighting underlying continuities in the region's approach to issues of growth, management of oil and natural...

Key Features:Integrates concepts in development economics, political economy and factors and the experience of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regionProvides up-to-date data and analysis on key issues such as unemployment, water scarcity, private sector development and oil...