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Arab Political Demography

Population Growth, Labor Migration and Natalist Policies

Revised and Expanded Second Edition

In the series: Demographic Developments and Socioeconomic Policies in the Middle East and North Africa

Onn Winckler
Onn Winckler is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern History and the Head of the Multi-Disciplinary Studies at the University of Haifa. He is the author of Demographic Developments and Population Policies in Ba’thist Syria, and co-editor of Modern Syria, as well as the author of a book on Jordanian demographic developments.

Revised and Expanded Second Edition

“This volume should be required reading for understanding the demographic challenges the Arab World confronts to achieve much desired long-term economic growth and political stability.” Regional Studies

“This volume makes a valuable contribution to the Arab population policy literature by tracing the evolution of population policies in the Arab countries and by describing the factors that led to changes in these policies.” Studies in Family Planning

“Onn Winckler has been for a number of years a leading light in the field of demographic studies on particular Arab countries.” David W. Lesch, Professor of Middle East History, Trinity University, Texas

“This book is must reading for scholars and policy makers concerned with the Middle East, and offers a model for regional demographic studies elsewhere.” Dale F. Eickelman, Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations, Dartmouth College

“The book offers an excellent analysis of the dismal state of data in Arab countries, and how they are manipulated for political and / or economic benefit.” Population, Space and Place.

Written specifically for classroom and student use, with more than 35 tables and figures, this book sets out the political demographics of the Arab countries. In this revised and expanded second edition, the author updates all the data; adds analysis on North African countries; and discusses the phenomenon of intra-Arab labor migration and its socioeconomic-political impacts.

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