Arab economies in the twenty-first century / Paul Rivlin

Author:: Rivlin, Paul
Published:: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (ix, 317 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Demography and economics -- 3. The constraints of history -- 4. Comparative economics : the Arab world, East Asia, and Latin America -- 5. Egypt : the submerged giant? -- 6. Iraq : after destruction -- 7. Jordan : from rents to markets? -- 8. Morocco : reforms that did not cure -- 9. Palestine : the making and unmaking of a state -- 10. Saudi Arabia : oil wealth and unemployment -- 11. Syria : lost potential -- 12. Tunisia : unhappy economic leader -- 13. Conclusions : the Arab equilibrium.

Summary:

This book examines the relationship between demographic growth and economic development in eight Arab countries. Despite a slowdown in demographic growth, as a result of the change in the age structure of the population, the labour force is increasing rapidly. In other parts of the world, similar developments have enhanced economic growth. In the Arab world, however, many of the opportunities presented by demographic transition are being lost, resulting in serious threats to the political stability of the region. The main reason for this is that the region has missed out on industrialization. The book goes beyond conventional analysis to ask two closely related questions. The first is, why were governments so slow in tackling stability? The second is, why has the response been similar in apparently different economies? Answers are provided using new literature in economics and economic history.

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9780511801983 (ebook)
9780521895002 (hardback)
9780521719230 (paperback)

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