As the reality of a food deficit emerged in the Middle East, rural society and the agricultural sector once viewed as peripheral to national development swiftly rose up the policy agendas of nearly every Middle East country. This book, first published in 1982, looks at the complex interrelationships of food production, development schemes and politics in those countries. Dr Weinbaum considers the origins, nature, scope and political dimensions of the potential food shortfall and explores how food deficits could lead to changed international relations among states in the Middle East. He...
As the reality of a food deficit emerged in the Middle East, rural society and the agricultural sector once viewed as peripheral to national develo...
