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Working Papers are article-length scholarly works in progress by Crown Center researchers. They aim to reflect the wide range of scholarship conducted by various faculty, senior, and junior fellows during their stay at the Crown Center. These articles have not undergone peer-review and may only be downloaded for personal use. Permission for attribution lies solely with the Working Paper's author. |
- Working Paper 4 - November 2012
The New Politics of Patronage: The Arms Trade and Clientelism in the Arab World
Shana Marshall -
Contemporary scholarship on the Arab world generally concentrates on the largest and most high-profile regional sources of state largess, oil revenues and foreign aid. This Working Paper focuses on a less visible source of state patronage—the international arms trade. Dr. Shana Marshall identifies some of the interests and institutions involved in the arms trade between the United States and the Arab world with the aim of exploring how the variation in the design of defence contract requirements reflects the unique patronage strategies adopted by ruling elites in the Arab world. To this end, Dr. Marshall examines two pairs of contrasting cases: Egypt and Jordan, where the defense contracts have buttressed the resources and capacities of state-run military producers, versus Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where defense dollars have financed a range of commercial enterprises owned by private sector businessmen.
- Working Paper 2 - October 2007
The 'West Bank First' Strategy: A Political-Economy Critical Assessment
Mohammed Samhouri - Working Paper 1 - February 2007
With Hamas in Power: Impact of Palestinian Domestic Developments on Options for the Peace Process
Khalil Shikaki
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