The new Arab social order : a study of the social impact of oil wealth / Saad Eddin Ibrahim.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-199) and index.

2. Images of the New Social Order : The Mechanized Bedouin - Lumpen Capitalists : The Saudi Entrepreneur - Lumpen Capitalists : The Sponsor (al-kafil) - The Egyptian Peasant Outside the Nile Valley - The Veiled Medical Student - The Angry Muslim Militant - Other Images of Change -- 3. Inter-Arab Labor Migration : The Size of Inter-Arab Labor Migration - Composition of Arab Labor Migrants - Labor Migrant Replacement and Circulation - Arab Labor Migrants and Arab Migrant Communities - Non-Arab Migrant Labor - Prospect of Future Labor Migration - Conclusion -- 4. Causes and Consequences of Labor Exportation : Egypt : Causes of Egyptian Labor Migration - The Demographic Structure - The Economic Structure - Sociopolitical Forces - Individual Factors - Consequences of Egyptian Labor Migration - Remittances of Egyptians Abroad and Multiplier Effects - Sectoral Labor Shortages and Their Multiplier Effects - Downgrading of Egypt's Labor Force - The Spread of Conspicuous Consumption - Decline of Work Ethics - Devaluation of Authenticity - The Feminization of the Egyptian Family - The Political Venting Function - Conclusion -- 5. Causes and Consequences of Labor Importation : Saudi Arabia : Causes of Labor Importation - Consequences of Labor Importation - The Building of Modern Infrastructure - The Undermining of Traditional Culture - Varieties of Social Discontent - Problems of Imported Labor - Convergence of Dissidence : The Seizure of the Grand Mosque at Mecca - Growth vs. Security : A Saudi Dilemma - Conclusion -- 6. Inter-Arab Stratification : Parameters and Issues - Inter-Arab Stratification by Income - The Rich Arab States - The Well-To-Do Arab States - The Struggling Middle - The Poor Arab States - Other Indicators of Inter-Arab Stratification : Incongruencies of the System - Labor Participation - Stratification of Education - Stratification of Life Opportunity - Stratification of Military Power - Intra-Arab Stratification - The Arab North - The Southern Tier - Growing Arab Interdependence -- 7. The Challenge : Growth vs. Development - The Many Faces of Dependence - The Crisis of Legitimacy : New Cleavages, New Quests.