Business and Society in the Arab World

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This course provides an introduction to the society, economy and political history from colonialism, through independence and up to the present of the twenty-two countries that are members of the Arab League (Jami'at al-Duwal al-'Arabiyya). The creation and development of the political, health and education systems and the ethnic and religious diversity of each country will be presented as well as the political problems and territorial disputes that they may be involved in. Business practices and the economies will be analyzed with a focus on the imports and exports of each country, the development of agriculture and fishing, the tourism industry (including medical tourism), financial institutions and banking (including Islamic banking and finance), and the oil industry.