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The Middle East in the Coming Decade: From Wellhead to Well-Being

John Waterbury and Ragaei El Mallakh
Reviewed by John C. Campbell
Fall 1978
The Middle East in the Coming Decade: From Wellhead to Well-Being
John Waterbury and Ragaei El Mallakh
McGraw-Hill (for the Council on Foreign Relations/1980s Project)
1978
217 pp.
$9.95
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Two thoughtful essays look at the Middle East and its future in the context of North-South relations. The political scientist (Waterbury) is generally more skeptical than the economist (El Mallakh) on the possibilities of constructive statemanship and regional cooperation.

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