Yemen: Poverty and Conflict

Building on Helen Lackner’s profound experience in Yemen, this volume discusses Yemen’s history & state formation, the main political institutions emerging since the Republic of Yemen was established & their role in the war, including the significance of current fragmentation. The volume goes on to discuss climate change, including the water scarcity issue, in the context of resource constraints to economic development & the role of migration. Rural & urban life, as well as the impact of international development & humanitarian aid, are also covered, together with Yemen’s international relations – its interaction with its neighbours as well as Western states. Looking forward, it suggests the type of policies able to give Yemenis the conditions needed for a reasonable standard of living.

Thanks to analysis of determining events, the book will appeal to politicians, diplomats, humanitarian organizations, security analysts, researchers on the Middle East & those generally interested in Yemen. It will also be an essential text for students of international relations, political economy, failing states, development studies & contemporary Middle Eastern history.