Business Politics in the Middle East

Description: Examines state-business relations in the wake of economic liberalization, privatization, and the Arab Spring

Review Quotes: "This is a superb volume on a critically important topic that often does not receive the careful attention it deserves. The book is impressive in both breadth and depth as it offers incisive analyses on significant issues related to business politics across the Middle East, especially insofar as public and private sector reforms and the 2011 uprisings are concerned. With essays rich in empirical data and with robust analytical frameworks, this is a significant contribution to the literature on the political economy of the Middle East." -Mehran Kamrava, Professor and Director of the Center for International and Regional Studies at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

"After years of apparent political stability, economic growth and liberal reform, the Middle East is in turmoil and many of the business groups that anchored this development have all but vanished from the political scene. For those who want to understand this dynamic who are the business leaders, what has been their impact, and what are their prospects now? this volume provides valuable insight." - Lisa Anderson, President of The American University in Cairo

" ... exquisitely written and well researched. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the origins of the Kosovo conflict, the modern history of Kosovo, guerilla warfare and insurgency movements." - Political Studies Review