Contemporary West Asia : Politics and Development

Contents About the book About the editor Contributors 1 Neo liberalism and development debates contextualizing in Saudi Arabia Jajati K Pattnaik 2 The GCC country response to desertification A Kannan 3 Globalisation and social change the case of United Arab Emirates UAE Asif Suja 4 Migrant work and human rights in the GCC countries emerging scenario after migrant labour unrest MV Bijulal 5 Water sharing in West Asia a case study of the Euphrates River System Gazzala Sabana 6 Aspects of economy and human resource development in Israel Kumar Raka 7 Situating the Hobbesian State of Iraq in contemporary international relations Arshit Khan 8 Oil democracy and terrorism an inevitable nexus in the Gulf Vrushal Ghoble 9 Islamic responses to the Western Modernity Project within and beyond Kundan Kumar 10 Changing dynamics of Muslim brotherhood in Egyptian politics Fazzur Rahman 11 Islamic resurgence in the age of globalization and democracy Hamas changing strategies in Palestinian National Movement Rajeesh Kumar PP Index War conflict and terrorism define the face of contemporary West Asia at popular level However there are far more other important issues and challenges that are currently troubling the governments of West Asian nations These include a political economic and social challenges b Islamic militancy c growing unemployment d democratic reforms e human rights f living conditions of expatriates and g urbanization Added to this list are environmental risks with such dimensions as overfishing soil and water pollution by petroleum industry scarcity of fresh water and desertification This book containing 11 contributions by scholars in the field deals with these internal challenges of the region 298 pp.…