Businessmen in Arms
How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA Region
Businessmen in Arms
How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA Region
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The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers’ economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-state armed groups in Syria and Libya. Due to the combined power of business and arms, the military often manages to incorporate or quell competing groups and thus, to revert achievements of revolutionary movements.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Political Economy of the Military and Non-State Armed Groups in the Middle East and North Africa, by Elke Grawert
Chapter 1: Egypt's Adaptable Officers: Business, Nationalism, and Discontent, by Zeinab Abul-Magd
Chapter 2: Businessmen in Boots – Pakistan's Entrepreneurial Military, by Ayesha Siddiqa
Chapter 3: The Conglomerate of the Turkish Military (OYAK) and the Dynamics of Turkish Capitalism, by Ismet Akça
Chapter 4: All the Sepah's Men: Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Theory and Practice, by Kevan Harris
Chapter 5: Jordan's Military-Industrial Sector: Maintaining Institutional Prestige in the Era of Neoliberalism, by Shana Marshall
Chapter 6: Civil-Military Relations in Sudan: Negotiating Political Transition in a Turbulent Economy, by Atta El-Battahani
Chapter 7: Patronage Politics in Transition: Political and Economic Interests of the Yemeni Armed Forces, by Adam C. Seitz
Chapter 8: Libya's Tentative Stat
Product details
| Published | Apr 29 2016 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 334 |
| ISBN | 9781442254558 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Illustrations | 5 b/w photos; 11 tables; |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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