Economic Transition In The Middle East

Author : Heba Ahmad Handoussa
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9774244281

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Economic Transition in the Middle East by Heba Ahmad Handoussa Pdf

Is there a new development paradigm? This volume brings together a number of studies on the major issues of adjustment as they apply to countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The authors draw on economic, political and institutional theory in order to appraise and compare the development models, identify the determinants of sustained growth, apply the new development concepts to the case of MENA countries, and suggest viable options to reduce the political and social constraints to reform. Four sets of issues are vividly highlighted throughout the book: the issue of integration into the global economy and the speed with which foreign trade should be liberalized; the issue of divestiture and the merits of following various privatization strategies; the issue of state intervention in the context of liberalization and private sector orientation; and the issue of democratization and the political economy of reform. Contributors: Fikret Adaman, Nazih Ayubi, Driss Ben Ali, Amar Bhattacharya, Ha-Joon Chang, Byron Gangnes, Giacomo Luciani, Seiji Naya, Jeffrey B. Nugent, John M. Page, Jr., Raed Safadi, Mona Said, Khaled Sakr, Murat Sertel.

Author : Ahmed Galal,Ishac Diwan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137529770

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The Middle East Economies in Times of Transition by Ahmed Galal,Ishac Diwan Pdf

Diwan and Galal looks at the structure and prospects of the Middle East economies after the 2011 Uprisings, focusing on issues of economic growth, inequality, the impact of oil, and the unfolding political transitions. On the growth question, the book looks into the extent of structural transformation of the economy, the political economy reasons for the lack of structural change, and the external conditions in the EU and in the GCC that underpin the lack of structural change. On inequality, the book offers new measures of equality of opportunity in human development and in the job market, and it also reviews the complex political economy of subsidy removal. Regarding natural resources, the volume provides three innovations: connecting the notion of 'oil curse' to the global phenomena of asset bubbles; evidence that resource curse effects do not rise monotonically with the size of the resource rent, but rather, according to an inverted U shape; and an extension of the concept of rent to the other non-oil rents that are also predominant in the region. Finally, the volume places the political transition in the region in a global perspective using various methods – theoretical, comparative, and empirical, and it explores the relationship between democracy in its variety of forms and economic development.

Author : Alessandro Romagnoli,Luisa Mengoni
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134447329

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The Economic Development Process in the Middle East and North Africa by Alessandro Romagnoli,Luisa Mengoni Pdf

Offering a comprehensive analysis of the development of economies in the Middle East and North Africa over the past half century, this book charts the progress of these countries through an examination of an Islamic model of economic development, reform processes, and economic integration. Far from being a simple process, economic development in the Middle East and North Africa is dependent on the interaction of a set of changing systems including; international relations, the political regime, economy, and society. By analysing these interdependent factors, The Economic Development Process in MENA seeks to provide answers to the most pressing issues facing the economies in this area. Providing an interpretation of regional development in light of dialectics between state and society, this book will be of value to students and scholars with an interest in the Middle East, Economics, and International Relations.

Author : Alfred Bonne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136227783

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The Economic Development of the Middle East by Alfred Bonne Pdf

First published in 1998. This is Volume II of eleven in the Economics and Society series. This book provides an outline of the economic development of the Middle East and planned reconstruction and the problems of transformation after the war.

Author : Stanley Fischer
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262061686

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Securing Peace in the Middle East by Stanley Fischer Pdf

Based on the joint efforts of Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians, in conjunction with economists from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this book describes a cohesive plan for an integrated Middle East economy. It specifies actions and studies in areas where there are pressing and important issues, and where rapid progress is possible. Specifically, the plan assumes Palestinian economic sovereignty in the West Bank and Gaza. It calls for a market-driven economy and free trade among the three economies, and regional projects to further develop shared interests. Additional recommendations call for the Palestinians to take over the existing Civil Administration in the West Bank and Gaza, expansion of the financial sector, and removal of the restrictions on Palestinian employment in Israel to allow as many as 100,000 Palestinians to work there.

Author : Alfred Bonne
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081185261

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State and Economics in the Middle East by Alfred Bonne Pdf

Basically an empirical study, this work is oriented towards those regions in Asia with which the author was most acquainted, namely the Middle East and India.

Author : Magdi Amin,Ragui Assaad,Nazar al-Baharna,Kemal Dervis,Raj M. Desai,Navtej S. Dhillon,Ahmed Galal,Hafez Ghanem,Carol Graham,Daniel Kaufmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199939114

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After the Spring by Magdi Amin,Ragui Assaad,Nazar al-Baharna,Kemal Dervis,Raj M. Desai,Navtej S. Dhillon,Ahmed Galal,Hafez Ghanem,Carol Graham,Daniel Kaufmann Pdf

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.

Author : Hassan Hakimian,Ziba Moshaver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000143997

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The State and Global Change by Hassan Hakimian,Ziba Moshaver Pdf

Economic liberalisation and reform are widely considered as the favourite remedies for the declining economic fortunes of the Middle Eastern and North African states in the past two decades. International economic institutions have been among the main advocates of transition to market-led economies in the region and a force contributing to its realisation. This has placed the state at the centre of the proposed transformations, acting both as an instrument of, and an obstacle to, change. With attempts at liberalisation worldwide spanning over twenty years, the time is ripe for a re-evaluation of its premises and outcome. The essays in this volume debate the political economy of transition and reforms in the Middle East and North Africa, drawing on interdisciplinary approaches and outlooks involving international, regional and national levels of analysis. The three central themes of the book are the rationale and strategies for reform, the processes and outcomes, and the nature of the state in the changing global setting.

Author : Alan Richards,John Waterbury
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0813301564

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A Political Economy Of The Middle East by Alan Richards,John Waterbury Pdf

An analysis of the transformation of the political economy of the nations of the Middle East over the past several decades. The authors stress the interrelation of politics and development strategies with regard to class formation and to the definition of powerful new interests.

Author : Clement Moore Henry,Robert Springborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139490818

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Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East by Clement Moore Henry,Robert Springborg Pdf

In this 2010 edition of their book on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa, Clement Henry and Robert Springborg reflect on what has happened to the region's economy since 2001. How have the various countries in the Middle East responded to the challenges of globalization and to the rise of political Islam, and what changes, for better or for worse, have occurred? Utilizing the country categories they applied in the previous book and further elaborating the significance of the structural power of capital and Islamic finance, they demonstrate how over the past decade the monarchies (as exemplified by Jordan, Morocco and those of the Gulf Cooperation Council) and the conditional democracies (Israel, Turkey and Lebanon) continue to do better than the military dictatorships or 'bullies' (Egypt, Tunisia and now Iran) and 'the bunker states' (Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen).

Author : Rodney Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134801190

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Economic Development in the Middle East by Rodney Wilson Pdf

Despite its oil resources,the Middle East is falling behind other regions of the developing world, notably the countries of East and South East Asia. Rodney Wilson examines the economic prospects for the region considering: *the consequences of rapid population growth, including the implications for education and employment; *low savings levels; *the absence of significant inflows of private capital and foreign investment; *fragmentation of the banking system; *the basic ecomomic infrastructure and the problems caused by excessive military expenditure; *falling oil prices; *budget deficits; The author examines alternative economic directions for the region arguing that both the methods and goals of development have to be reassessed in a region where Islam prevails.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814471657

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Challenges of Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region by Anonim Pdf

Author : Julia Devlin
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812793447

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Challenges of Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region by Julia Devlin Pdf

development, political scientists and development practitioners." --Book Jacket.

Author : Bradley Louis Glasser
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781008183

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Economic Development and Political Reform by Bradley Louis Glasser Pdf

"Providing new theoretical perspectives on Third World political and economic reform, this innovative volume will be of particular interest to political economists, international governmental and developmental organizations, international financial institutions and non-governmental organizations in this region."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Katherine Wolff,Karen E. Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755650392

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Energy Transitions in the Middle East by Katherine Wolff,Karen E. Young Pdf

How do Middle East energy transitions fit into international energy markets? In this book, energy analysts, geopolitical experts and specialists of political economy examine the new energy potential in the Middle East. The particular focus surrounds how the region's access to finance, combined with the new global regulations and considerations of economic development, shape the region's energy transitions overall. The Middle East is revealed to be a key site of new energy production, sharing and transmission as well as technology innovation. At the same time, the authors examine the variables that determine the success in each country and energy source, including the advantages that hydrocarbon producers will have in renewables and transition fuels, and the risk that these might slow down the energy transition overall. In doing so, the book situates the energy transition in the Middle East in a broader context of economic development, financing models, and regulations, and explains how this context interacts with the development of new energy sources. Energy Transitions in the Middle East is an account of the challenges Middle Eastern states will face in navigating the global energy transition, as well as their key areas of opportunity.