Jordan and the United States: The Political Economy of Trade and Economic Reform in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9781848854710 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 344 str.

Imad El-Anis

Opis

Relations between the United States and the Middle East are going through a period of significant change in which the use of force in pursuit of national interests has proved to be increasingly counter-productive. A new policy direction has been adopted which seeks to promote economic integration, development and cooperation. The recent proliferation of US-Middle East free trade agreements is a corner-stone of this new foreign policy approach. Imad El-Anis here offers an analysis of how free trade and economic integration can impact US-Middle East relations by using the Jordan-US relationship as an example. This book is essential reading for those wishing to understand the new direction of US foreign economic policy towards the Middle East and the accompanying reforms taking shape in the Arab world.

Spis treści

Introduction Chapter 1: Twenty-First Century International Political Economy: Towards a New Understanding of US-Jordan Relations Chapter 2: Theory and Methods Chapter 3: State-Facilitation of Trade: Jordanian Interests and Domestic and Foreign Policy Chapter 4: State-Facilitation of Trade: US Interests and Trade Policy Chapter 5: Bilateral Trade in Textiles and Clothing Chapter 6: Bilateral Trade in Pharmaceutical Products Chapter 7: Bilateral Trade in Banking and Insurance Services Conclusions