books.google.com - CROSS REF DEV STUDIES Both Africa and the Middle East have sought alternatives to Western models of development. The last twenty-five years have seen political independence for the states of Africa and increased economic dependence on external aid. The Middle East, resource rich and water poor, continues...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Changing_Geography_of_Africa_and_the.html?hl=ar&id=flj64ZRBLZMC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Changing Geography of Africa and the Middle East