`The book contains a lucid analysis of the impact on their economies of the long drawn out war between Iran and Iraq.' - Muslim World Book Review...`This book is a welcome addition to the literature on the economic effects of wars and among the very few attempts made to study the Iran-Iraq conflict from a purely economic standpoint.' - Ali F. Darrat International Journal of Middle East Studies

• Foreword by Anoushiravan Ehtehami 1. Introduction 2. Iran and Iraq at war: the analysis of the economic circumstances 4. Militarisation of Iran, 1973-8: and economic analysis 5. The poltical economy of military expenditure in Iran, 1979-85 6. Militarisation of Iraq, 1973-8, an economic analysis 7. The political economy of military expenditure in Iraq, 1979-85 8. The Iran-Iraq war and the arms trade 9. The impact of the war on the military expenditure and arms imports of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait 10. The Economic cost of the war: the assignment of a dollar value, September 1980-August 1988 11. Conclusions Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

`The book contains a lucid analysis of the impact on their economies of the long drawn out war between Iran and Iraq.' - Muslim World Book Review...`This book is a welcome addition to the literature on the economic effects of wars and among the very few attempts made to study the Iran-Iraq conflict from a purely economic standpoint.' - Ali F. Darrat International Journal of Middle East Studies

• Foreword by Anoushiravan Ehtehami 1. Introduction 2. Iran and Iraq at war: the analysis of the economic circumstances 4. Militarisation of Iran, 1973-8: and economic analysis 5. The poltical economy of military expenditure in Iran, 1979-85 6. Militarisation of Iraq, 1973-8, an economic analysis 7. The political economy of military expenditure in Iraq, 1979-85 8. The Iran-Iraq war and the arms trade 9. The impact of the war on the military expenditure and arms imports of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait 10. The Economic cost of the war: the assignment of a dollar value, September 1980-August 1988 11. Conclusions Appendix Notes Bibliography Index