This essay examines the structural economic reform measures undertaken in the Arab world
in the past two decades. Developmental projects in the region have attained growth in gross …

The failures in the Arab development have strongly been attributed to a wave of protests that
spread throughout most of the Arab region, popularly referred to as the “Arab Spring.” The …

Arab countries have a history of instability that is partly the legacy of domination by the
Ottoman Empire and partly of the imperialism of European powers. In the 20th century, these …

This paper reviews the development experience of the Arab countries since World War II,
arguing that the lack of inclusive economic and political institutions is the primary cause for …

The burning questions facing the Arab region today are: will the uprisings/revolutions of
Tunisia (Dec. 2010) and Egypt (Jan. 2011) usher a sustained move from autocracies to …

Motivation A decade has passed since the outbreak of the so‐called Arab Spring, which led
to regime changes in several Arab countries. However, these public protests demonstrated …

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A line-up of Arab leaders in 1991, the year the Cold War ended and a wave of democ
ratization started to gather momentum around the globe, would look almost identical to a line …

The paper places in historical perspective the current Arab uprisings. It argues that the
reasons behind them lie in the comprehensive political, social, economic and educational …

In 2011, the Arab region has seen an unprecedented popular uprising commonly referred to
as the" Arab Spring". The objective of this paper is to analyze the economic performance …