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Author : Hans Löfgren,Alan Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:253893302
Author : Habib Ayeb,Ray Bush
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785270888
‘Food Insecurity and Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa’ studies the political economy of agrarian transformation in the eponymous regions. Examining Egypt and Tunisia in detail as case studies, it critiques the dominant tropes of food security offered by the international financial institutions and promotes the importance of small-scale family farming in developing sustainable food sovereignty. Egypt and Tunisia are located in the context of the broader Middle East and broader processes of war, environmental transformation and economic reform. The book contributes to uncovering the historical backdrop and contemporary pressures in the Middle East and North Africa for the uprisings of 2010 and 2011. It also explores the continued failure of post-uprising counter-revolutionary governments to directly address issues of rural development that put the position and role of small farmers centre stage.
Author : Nin-Pratt, Alejandro,El-Enbaby, Hoda,Figueroa, Jose Luis,ElDidi, Hagar,Breisinger, Clemens
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896292956
The agriculture sector is key for economic and social development, but the sector’s potential has not received enough attention from policy makers and stakeholders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Political transitions, instability, and the resulting refugee crisis have shifted focus away from other pressing development challenges, including slow progress in economic diversification, high unemployment, and persistent high food insecurity and rural poverty. Despite its small contribution to GDP, agriculture is strategic for sustainable development in the MENA countries. Agriculture, for example, is central to achieve food and water security in a region characterized as one of the most food insecure and water scarce in the world. The sector’s role in employment is also central, given the region’s high structural unemployment. However, it will not be possible for MENA countries to develop agriculture without a pathway to structural economic transformation. The region has already started the process of transformation but longstanding challenges remain. This report aims to examine the drivers, constraints, and social implications of agricultural development in MENA and to explore possible cornerstones for new and sustainable development strategies in the context of economic transformation. More specifically, the report provides answers to the following questions: • What development strategies and policies did governments in MENA put in place over the past three decades and how did they affect the performance of agriculture? • How did the structural characteristics of the MENA countries affect agricultural development and the economic transformation process in the region? • What did we learn from the past performance of agriculture? What should be the central elements guiding future agricultural policies? • What are elements of a new and sustainable development strategy in MENA countries? • What is the role of agriculture and agro-industries for development in MENA?
Author : Nicholas Minot
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896291744
Agricultural trade liberalization has been resisted by many developing-country policymakers, including those in the Middle East and North Africa, for fear it could hurt domestic farmers and exacerbate poverty. The authors of Trade Liberalization and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa argue, however, that this concern about liberalization might be misplaced. Drawing on case studies from Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and Tunisia, the study uses household survey data and computable general equilibrium models to simulate the effects of various liberalization scenarios on different types of households in these countries, especially poor households. The results indicate that agricultural trade barriers are not an effective means of protecting the poor and that the benefits from many forms of agricultural trade liberalization to the region's consumers outweigh the costs to producers. If complemented with other domestic programs-including agricultural research and extension, information services, disease control, and social safety nets-the reforms have the potential to reduce poverty in these nations. The study findings are a valuable resource for policymakers and development specialists evaluating the role trade liberalization can play in economic development and poverty reduction.
Author : Hans Lofgren
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 076230992X
This volume brings together a set of studies analyzing different aspects of food and agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This sector is of crucial importance to the MENA economies, especially in terms of employment. Agriculture is particularly important for the poor, both on the consumption side - large parts of their budget is allocated to food - and as a source of incomes as most of the poor live in rural areas where agriculture dominates. Agriculture production in MENA is severely constrained by water scarcity and low, irregular rainfall. Sustainability is a major concern in many parts of the region as the quality of land and water resources is deterioration and scarcity becomes more severe due to growing competition from other parts of the economy. The fact that the region relies on imports for a large share of its food consumption is a major concern for policymakers who view this as a threat to national food security and a source of political vulnerability. The studies included in this volume range from regional overview to micro studies. The chapters with a country focus cover issues that are recurrent in many MENA countries, giving them a broader relevance. The analyses cover policy issues in a wide range of areas - water, drought management, agricultural technology, producer and consumer subsidies, domestic food distribution, and foreign trade - and discusses how coordinated policies in these and other areas can contribute to more rapid, sustainable growth and poverty reduction.
Author : Joseph Pelzman
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9813203978
Survey of economic outcomes - Role of oligarchies and the state -- Islamic versus Jewish economics -- Investment in human capital -- Labor markets in MENA -- The authoritarian bargain -- Oil money and the 'Dutch disease' in MENA -- Science, technology and innovation in MENA -- International trade in MENA -- Crony capitalism, inequality and poverty in MENA -- The monetary and fiscal economic policies and the "Arab Spring"; -- The economics of corruption and the "Arab Spring" -- Prospects for MENA - muddling or progressing?
Author : Farrukh Iqbal,World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122218493
This book reviews the effectiveness of poverty reduction and human development strategies in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since the mid-1980s. Issues discussed include: trends in inequality and income poverty, human development indicators in relation to regional comparisons and country-specific performance, links between education, health and poverty, gender dimensions, assistance programmes such as food and energy subsidies, public works and microfinance schemes. The report finds that although there was stagnation in the rate of poverty reduction during this period, health and education indicators improved substantially.
Author : Roberta Gatti,Bo Pieter Johannes Andree,Hoda Assem,Federico Bennett,Asif Islam,Daniel Lederman,Rana Lotfi,Mennatallah Mousa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1407086916
Growth is forecasted to slow down for the Middle East and North Africa region. The war in Ukraine in 2022 exacerbated inflationary pressures as the world recovered from the COVID 19 pandemic-induced recession. The response by central banks to raise rates to curb inflation is slowing economic activity, while rising food prices are making it difficult for families to put meals on the table. Inflation, when it stems from food prices, hits the poor harder than the rich. Moreover, food insecurity in MENA has been rising over decades. The immediate effects of food insecurity can be a devastating loss of life, but even temporary increases in food prices can cause long-term irreversible damages, especially to children. The rise in food prices due to the war in Ukraine may have altered the destinies of thousands of children in the region, setting them on paths to limited prosperity. Food insecurity imposes challenges to a region where the state of child nutrition and health were inadequate before the shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report discusses policy options and highlights the need for data to guide effective decision making.
Author : Chantal Le Mouël,Bertrand Schmitt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9402416552
This volume covers the Middle-Eastern and North African regions who are increasingly dependent on imports from abroad for covering their domestic food needs. Results of this study show that this import dependence is likely to increase further by 2050. Some sub-regions hardly reach sustainable levels; the Maghreb, Near and Middle-East could import 60 to 70% of their food needs. These results are indicative whatever the considered scenario, but especially if climate change impacts become more severe.
Author : Mr.Carlo A. Sdralevich,MissRanda Sab,Mr.Younes Zouhar,Ms.Giorgia Albertin
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781498348461
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.
Author : Mohamed Sami Ben Ali
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030663817
This book offers new perspectives on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa region. Offering both theoretical studies and empirical country studies, it examines micro- and macroeconomic issues and provides deep insights into the development challenges and prospects of various countries in the region. The articles examine a wide range of development issues, including economic growth, natural resource use, food security, poverty and inequality, corruption and transparency, military spending, water and resource scarcity, agriculture and aid effectiveness, and other relevant issues. The volume is aimed at scholars in economic and development studies as well as policy-makers and investors interested in the economic development of the MENA region. .
Author : Mohamed Sami Ben Ali
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030663803
This book offers new perspectives on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa region. Offering both theoretical studies and empirical country studies, it examines micro- and macroeconomic issues and provides deep insights into the development challenges and prospects of various countries in the region. The articles examine a wide range of development issues, including economic growth, natural resource use, food security, poverty and inequality, corruption and transparency, military spending, water and resource scarcity, agriculture and aid effectiveness, and other relevant issues. The volume is aimed at scholars in economic and development studies as well as policy-makers and investors interested in the economic development of the MENA region.
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780889369306
Research for Development in the Middle East and North Africa
Author : Julia Devlin
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812793447
development, political scientists and development practitioners." --Book Jacket.
Author : OECD,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264062030
The fourteenth joint edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides market projections for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish, as well as a special feature on the prospects and challenges of agriculture and fisheries in the Middle East and North Africa.