After the Spring
Economic Transitions in the Arab World
1st Edition
Published on 29. February 2012
192 pages
978-0-19-992493-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume examines the economic problems of Arab countries following the Arab Spring. The authors argue that reforms need to accomplish four objectives: more opportunities for youth, modernization of the state, creation of a competitive private economy, and integration of Arab countries with the global economy.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Remaking the Arab Economies
- What Kind of Reform?
- New Transitions, New Directions: Outline of the Volume
- What Next? Stability, Confidence, and Credibility
- 2 The Origins of the Arab Spring
- The Unraveling Arab Social Contract
- The Legacy of the Arab Polity
- Partial Reform and International Experiences
- Myths and Realities in Transition
- 3 Opportunities for Young People
- Basic Demographic Trends
- Employment: Young and Waiting
- Education: Right Intentions, Wrong Outcomes
- Transition Challenge: Evening out the Burden of Adjustment
- 4 Building a Modern State
- Fiscal Reform
- Public Sector Employment
- Getting Good Government
- 5 Transforming the Private Sector
- A Structural Deficit in the Non-Oil Sector
- Can the Arab World Compete?
- Moving Forward with Private Sector Reform
- Strategic Choices in Private Sector Reform
- 6 New Regional and Global Strategies
- Integrating with the Region and the World
- Regional Infrastructure Cooperation
- A Role for International Actors?
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
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- P
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- R
- S
- T
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