"This book is concerned with the political and economic obstacles encountered by states in the Middle East seeking to rebuild their national economies after their devastation by violent upheaval, or invasion. Economic devastation is at once the cause and the consequence of partial or total state...

From academic research to development work and back again -- Women, health-care work, and the politics of development -- Developing the nation -- A Dutch-Yemeni project -- Longing for education : women from the city -- The first phase of the project, 1985-1988 -- Looking for employment : women...