Politics of Scarcity: Water in the Middle East (Westview Special Studies on the Middle East) [Paperback]

Joyce Starr (Author), Daniel Stoll (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Westview Pr (Short Disc) (July 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813372852
• ISBN-13: 978-0813372853
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,567,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Joyce Starr is an acclaimed author, radio talk show personality and policy expert. She has held key positions in the US Government - including the White House - developed groundbreaking think tank programs and chaired global summits with world leaders. She also served as Near East Program Director for the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and as Chairman of the Global Water Policy Project in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Starr established her "rights" publishing house in 2006 at StarrPublishing.com - DrJoyceStarr.com. StarrPublications.com specializes in homeowners rights - including condo rights and HOAs rights. She also consults on condo association rights and homeowners association rights disputes - an affordable alternative for condo owners & HOA owners in distress.

Dr. Starr launched RightsRadio.com in January, 2008 - a globally syndicated show focusing on consumer rights, economic rights, homeowners rights, health/wellness rights and security rights.

She also served as Program Director for the Center for Strategic & International Studies and as Chairman of the Global Water Policy Project in Washington, D.C.

Author of more than a dozen books on international policy, environmental policy, public policy and wellness issues, her publishers include HarperSanFrancisco, Henry Holt, Praeger, West View and Contemporary Books.

Her diverse works include: How to Defend Your Condo & Homeowner Rights (Starr Publishing); Secondhand Smoke Crimes: When Your Neighbor Poisons You, Your Family & Pets (Starr Publishing); Kissing Through Glass: The Invisible Shield Between Americans & Israelis (Contemporary Books) and Faxes to God at the Western Wall of Jerusalem, (HarperCollins) - with a reissued version on the iPhone Apps & Amazon Kindle (Children's Prayers to the Western Wall of Jerusalem); and Bible Scriptures on Water: Inspiration from the Source (Starr Publishing) - available on the iPhone and Kindle.

Recognized for outstanding efforts on environment issues, her water and environmental publications include: Covenant Over Middle Eastern Waters (Henry Holt) and numerous Special Reports on Water Scarcity -- including U.S. Foreign Policy and Water Resources in the Middle East (CSIS Panel Reports) -- and A Shared Destiny: Initiatives for the Near East (Praeger Publishers ). She also designed the Corporate Partners for the Environment Initiative at the Porter School for Environmental Studies at Tel Aviv University - a program that attracted a $2 million grant from the Italian government.

Dr. Starr's commentaries have been featured in leading newspapers - including the Washington Post, Washington Times, Miami Herald, LA Times, International Herald Tribune, Jerusalem Post - as well as numerous online media. She's appeared as a guest expert on countless radio and television programs.

She can be reached at 786-693-4223.