Political Economies of the Middle East and North Africa

?The state-of-the-art big picture analysis of where MENA is and how it got there.?
Glenn E. Robinson, Naval Postgraduate School
 
?Overcoming the rigid dichotomy between area studies and disciplinary social science, Robert Springborg has accomplished a rare feat: a theoretically grounded investigation of Middle East political economies that is nonetheless rooted in a deep understanding of national histories and social contexts. His investigation of deep states and ?limited access orders? in the region will benefit both students and researchers for many years to come.?
Steffen Hertog, London School of Economics and Political Science
 
?A work of magisterial scope that simultaneously drills down into the bedrock of constraints and challenges that subvert prosperity in the Middle East today. Attuned to the political determinants of economic performance, Springborg?s book brings the reader completely up-to-date on region?s contemporary economic quandaries.?
Eva Bellin, Brandeis University