Political and Socio-Economic Change in the Middle East and North Africa

Gender Perspectives and Survival Strategies
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-56906-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2776 g

Political and Socio-Economic Change in the Middle East and North Africa examines the shortcomings of the economic development policies in the region before and after the Arab uprisings. Many MENA countries tried to pursue neoliberal policies to boost economic growth. However, the outcome was associated with rising and disproportionate unemployment among the youth and women. The focal point of the book is the role of gender and the ways in which policies translate into economic outcomes. Particular attention is paid to women's entrepreneurship, especially as owners of small and medium enterprises, which, as the authors argue, can potentially reduce unemployment and poverty for the population as a whole. The book offers perspectives on wholesome policies that take account of issues concerning gender and youth and, thus, contribute to lower unemployment and reduced poverty and inequity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Esfahani, Hadi Salehi

Bahramitash, Roksana

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialisation, Soziale Interaktion, Sozialer Wandel
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; Roskana Bahramitash, Hadi Salehi Esfahani
2. Neoliberal Transformation and the Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt; Karen Pfeifer
3. Labor Force Conditions of Middle East Youth: The Role of Demographics, Institutions, and Gender in the Arab Uprising Revolts; Edward Sayre
4. Emerging Grassroots Processes for Inclusive Citizenship: The Case of Moroccan Female Workers in the Textile and Garment Sector; Andrea Martinez
5. Understanding Women's Labor Force Participation and Entrepreneurship: The Case of Turkey; Özlem Altan-Olcay
6. Women's Economic Role in the MENA Region: Growth and Equality through Female-Owned SMEs; Roskana Bahramitash, Hadi Salehi Esfahani

Über Autor(innen)

Roksana Bahramitash is Director of Research for the Canada Research Chair in Islam, Pluralism and Globalization at the University of Montreal, Canada. She previously worked as Faculty Lecturer on Gender and Environment with the Simone de Beauvoir Institute and Research Associate of Iranian studies at Concordia University, Canada.

Hadi Salehi Esfahani is Professor of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He holds a BSc in engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, and a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, USA.