JORDAN - A Country Study

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• JORDAN
• Forward
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• COUNTRY PROFILE
  • COUNTRY
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • THE JORDAN REGION IN ANTIQUITY
  • ISLAM AND ARAB RULE
  • OTTOMAN RULE
  • CONFLICTING NATIONALISMS: ARAB NATIONALISM AND ZIONISM
  • WORLD WAR I: DIPLOMACY AND INTRIGUE
  • TRANSJORDAN
  • HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
    • Hussein's Early Reign
    • Crisis and Realignment
    • Development and Disaster
    • The Guerrilla Crisis
  • WAR AND DIPLOMACY
  • THE RABAT SUMMIT CONFERENCE AND AFTER
    • Relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization
    • Jordanian-Syrian Relations
    • The Camp David Accords and Inter-Arab Politics
  • JORDAN IN THE 1980s
    • The Islamic Revolution and a New Arab Alignment
    • In Search of a Solution to the Palestinian Problem
    • Economic Austerity, 1981-
    • The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
  • GEOGRAPHY
    • Boundaries
    • Topography
    • Climate
  • POPULATION
  • THE ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETY: COHESION AND CONFLICT
    • Ethnicity and Language
    • Tribes and Tribalism
    • Villages
    • Palestinians
    • Urban Areas and Urbanization
    • Migration
  • KINSHIP, FAMILY, AND THE INDIVIDUAL
    • Family and Household
    • Family Relationships
    • Changing Social Relations and Values
    • Women and Work
  • RELIGIOUS LIFE
    • Early Development of Islam
    • Tenets of Sunni Islam
    • Islam in Social Life
    • Islamic Revival
    • Religious Minorities
  • EDUCATION
  • HEALTH AND WELFARE
• Chapter 3. The Economy
  • STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF THE ECONOMY
    • GDP by Sector
    • The Late 1980s
      • Deflation
      • External Debt
      • Devaluation
      • Austerity Measures
  • THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT
    • A Mixed Economy
    • The Budget
      • Expenditures
      • Revenue and Taxation
    • Development Planning
      • The 1986-90 Five-Year Plan
      • Long-Range Planning
  • LABOR FORCE
    • Labor Emigration
    • Remittance Income
    • Labor Force and Unemployment
  • INDUSTRY
    • Manufacturing
    • Industrial Policy
    • Electricity Generation
  • TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
    • Transportation
      • Roads
      • Railroads
      • Ports
      • Civil Aviation and Airports
    • Telecommunications
  • NATURAL RESOURCES
    • Phosphates
    • Potash
    • Oil and Gas
    • Water
  • AGRICULTURE
    • Agricultural Development
    • Cropping and Production
    • Livestock
  • INTERNATIONAL TRADE
    • Trade Balance
    • Composition of Exports and Imports
    • Direction of Trade
  • BANKING AND FINANCE
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • THE CONSTITUTION
  • THE GOVERNMENT
    • The King
    • The Council of Ministers
    • The Legislature
    • The Judiciary
    • Local Administration
  • THE POLITICAL SETTING
    • The Political Elite
    • Political Dissent and Political Repression
    • The Palestinians and the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • FOREIGN POLICY
    • Relations with Israel
    • Relations with the Arab States
    • Relations with the United States
    • Relations with Other Countries
    • Membership in International Organizations
  • MEDIA
• Chapter 5. National Security
  • SECURITY: A PERENNIAL CONCERN
    • Dimensions of the Military Threat
    • Internal Security
    • The Palestinian Factor
  • THE MILITARY HERITAGE
    • Historical Role
    • World War II to 1967
    • June 1967 War and Aftermath
  • THE MILITARY IN NATIONAL LIFE
  • THE ARMED FORCES
    • Command Structure
    • Army
    • Air Force
    • Defense Spending
  • PERSONNEL: COMPOSITION, RECRUITMENT, AND TRAINING
    • Conscription
    • Women in the Armed Forces
    • Conditions of Service
    • Ranks and Insignia
    • Training and Education
    • People's Army and Reserves
  • MILITARY RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
    • Meeting Jordan's Equipment Needs in the 1980s
    • Military Cooperation with the United States
    • Military Cooperation with Other Arab States
  • THE INTERNAL SECURITY SYSTEM
    • Police Forces
    • General Intelligence Department
  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    • Criminal Code
    • Incidence of Crime
    • Procedures in Criminal Law
    • Martial Law Courts
    • Penal System
• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary