State ownership of, and control over, much of the means of production has been an essential part of Middle Eastern economies. Unlike Europe, the Middle East did not produce a politically and economically influential bourgeoisie that could act as a countervailing power to the state and its rulers.

— Neil H. Jacoby Bribery and Extortion in World Business with Peter Nehemkis and Richard Eells (1977)

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