Elusive Development: From Dependence to Self-Reliance in the Arab Region

By Yusif A. Sayigh

Why do massive inflows of capital so rarely achieve lasting development in the Third World? This study of the Arab region's oil boom argues that self-reliance and social policy are just as central to sustained economic progress.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415062586
• ISBN13: 9780415062589
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher