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Despite being a child of alcoholic, abusive parents, a young boy named Roger learned early in his life to make choices that would assure success instead of failure, hope instead of despair, and a strong determination to lead others onto a smoother path. As a way of coping with a less than stellar upbringing, doodling became a unique way to escape the daily hardships. One day, the lines drawn took the shape of a silly looking bird who then etched a steadfast companionship and friendship in Roger's young mind. This stick figure with no name allowed a young child to use his imagination to create...

This important book on economic development in the modern Middle East examines, for the first time, the separate national economies of the Arab states, including the Gulf, Israel, and Turkey, from 1918 to the present. It describes the main trends within each economy based on the best available statistical data, and answers larger questions concerning the long-term growth of the countries, first in the colonial period, then in the periods characterized by planning and development, followed by the first steps toward liberalization and structural adjustment. It evaluates government policy in...