Combining Economic and Political Development

The Experience of Mena
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-33644-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 374 g

Reihe: International Development Policy

Since 2011, democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa have mostly failed to consolidate and have been hindered by the difficult economic heritage of previous authoritarian governments. Yet newly established democratic governments must deliver on the expectations of their people, especially the poorer strata, otherwise disillusionment may open the door to restoration of authoritarian rule. Can democracy succeed? Various ideas for economic policies that may help consolidate the early democratisation process are proposed in this volume, while major obstacles on the way to democratic success are also highlighted.

Contributors include: Alissa Amico, Laura El-Katiri, Philippe Fargues, Bassam Fattouh, Steffen Hertog, Giacomo Luciani, Samir Makdisi, Adeel Malik, Bassem Snaije, Robert Springborg, and Eckart Woertz.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Luciani, Giacomo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Preface

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

1 Introduction: In Search of Economic Policies to Stabilise Democratic Transitions

Giacomo Luciani

2 Reflections on the Arab Uprisings

Samir Makdisi

3 Rethinking the Rentier Curse

Adeel Malik

4 Brief Political Economy of Energy Subsidies in the Middle East and North Africa

Laura El-Katiri and Bassam Fattouh

5 The political economy of distribution in the Middle East: is there scope for a new social contract?

Steffen Hertog

6 Arab States as Shareholders: Origins and Consequences

Alissa Amico

7 Can Finance and Credit Enable Economic Growth and Democracy?

Bassem Snaije

8 Agriculture and Development in the Wake of the Arab Spring

Eckart Woertz

9 Mass Migration and Uprisings in Arab countries: An Analytical Framework

Philippe Fargues

10 Egypt’s Economic Transition: Challenges and Prospects

Robert Springborg

11 Oil Rent and Regional Economic Development in MENA

Giacomo Luciani

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Giacomo Luciani leads the Master in International Energy at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po; and is adjunct professor of interdisciplinary studies at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. From 2010 to 2013 he was Princeton Global Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Near Eastern Studies.