This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the region

This book looks at the provision of finance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by the IMF and World Bank in return for economic liberalization, exploring the political motivations of funding and geo-politics in recipients. The effectiveness of funding is questioned, with evidence from...

By re-examining the archaeological evidence from salvage campaigns in Egypt and Sudan using anthropological and economic theories, this book offers a fresh view of exchange patterns between Egypt and Lower Nubia in the 4th millennium BC and how these relationships changed.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. The "Ever-Melting" City -- 2. Department Stores and Downtown Shopping -- 3. Anticolonial Boycotts and National Trade -- 4. Socks, Shoes, and Marketing Mass...

This paper examines the impact of cash holdings and board governance characteristics on companies' performance by Egyptian listed non-financial companies over the period 2013-2019. The researchers employed pooled ordinary least squares and two-step system GMM estimations to test their research...

This study examines the moderating influence of audit quality on the relationship between dividend payout and corporate financial performance in emerging markets. Further, it investigates if the COVID-19 pandemic influences the relationship between dividend payout and corporate financial...