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A series of essays which analyze the causes of conflict in the Middle East, how peace might be achieved, and the role which the United States should play in this region

Since the onset of the Arab Spring, economic uncertainty in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen (Arab Countries in Transition, ACTs) has slowed already sluggish growth; worsened unemployment, particularly of youth; undermined business confidence, affected tourist arrivals, and depressed domestic and foreign direct investment. Furthermore, political and social tensions have constrained reform efforts. Assessing policy options as presented in the voluminous literature on the Arab Spring and based on cross-country experience, this paper concludes that sustainable and inclusive growt

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States brought the issue of terrorism to the forefront of American attention and controversy. To determine how to prevent further destruction, it is necessary to understand the shadowy phenomenon that causes it. Who are the terrorists? What are their motives? What are the roots of this form of violence, and will it come to an end? What exactly is terrorism?

Intro -- table of contents -- copyright page -- The Changing Face of the United States, by Marian L. Smith -- The Changing Face of Canada, by Peter A. Hammerschmidt -- 1. A Mosaic of Diversity -- 2. Friends, Enemies, and Neighbors -- 3. Coming to America -- 4. Making a New Life -- 5. Fitting In -- 6. Stereotypes, Discrimination, and Other Problems -- 7. An Uncertain Future -- Famous Middle Eastern Immigrants -- Series Glossary of Key Terms -- Further Reading -- Internet Resources -- Index -- Contributors -- Untitled -- Blank Page.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on numbers -- 1 Palestine's economic structure and performance: introduction and overview -- One country - one economy, or two peoples - two economies? -- Palestine's economic record: a comparative assessment -- 2 The peoples of Palestine: a comparative account -- The pace and sources of population growth -- Components of natural increase -- Birth-rate determinants -- Mortality -- Health -- Education -- Human development -- 3 Patterns and characteristics of Palestine's (Jewish) immigration -- Jewish international migration -- Palestine in jewish migration -- The immigrants' demographic and socio-economic profile -- 4 Production resources in a divided economy: land, capital, and labor -- Land -- Land transactions -- Land tenure and distribution -- Capital -- Capital formation -- The markets for inves table funds -- Labor -- Size and characteristics of the labor force -- The labor market -- Labor and economic activity in the jewish community -- 5 Production and trade -- Production -- Structure and dynamics -- Agriculture -- Manufacturing -- Trade -- An aggregate view -- External and bilateral trade, arabs and jews -- 6 Public sectors in Palestine's economic life -- The government -- Non-government public sectors -- The public-private mix in the jewish economy -- 7 Postscript: some observations on economic coexistence in ethno-national adversity -- Appendix -- A. Demographic and economic statistics of Mandatory Palestine -- Population and labor -- Population -- Labor -- Output and value added by industry in the inter-war period -- Agriculture -- Manufacturing -- Construction -- Services -- Palestine's product by ethno-national sector, 1922-1947 -- Investment and capital, 1922-1947 -- B. Socio-economic indicators by country