title: Urbanization and social change in the Arab world.
abstract: "... This paper represents an exploratory essay that looks at variations (variables) within the Arab region over time and space and that attempts to extract some of the underlying common elements that distinguish present day social change and urbanization in the Arab world."  A typology is developed that identifies sub-types of Arab countries on the basis of economic structure.  Major categories include heartland/confrontation states, neocolonial dependencies, semi-oil states, and oil-wealthy states.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abu-lughod
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Asia; Comparative Studies; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Energy Supply; Environment; Geographic Factors; Natural Resources; Northern Africa; Population; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution--changes; Urbanization; Western Asia