ABSTRACT
The Political Economy of Middle East Peace looks at the political economy of the Middle Eastern peace process with a focus on the politics of trade. Contributors investigate the ways new commercial alliances develop as a result of economic agencies established via the Arab-Israeli peace process and look at institutions which contribute to redirection of Arab intra- and inter-regional trade, such as the Palestine Monetary Authority, the Middle East Development Bank and free trade zone agencies in Aquaba and Dubai.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|62 pages
Regional Agendas
chapter 1|29 pages
Arab–Israeli Relations in a New Middle East Order
The politics of economic cooperation
part 2|110 pages
Rational Agendas
chapter 5|26 pages
Human Rights Violations as an Obstacle to Economic Development
Restrictions on movement in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
chapter 6|27 pages
Embedding Social Structure In Technological Infrastructure
Constructing regional social capital for a sustainable peace in the Middle East
part 3|46 pages
Border Agendas
chapter 8|24 pages
Internal and External Constraints on Saudi Arabian Economic Growth
The role of defense expenditures and remittances
chapter |13 pages
Epilogue: From Cold War to Cold Peace
Thoughts on the future of the peace process and the political economy of Middle East trade
