Although the relationship between financial development and economic growth have been
extensively studied, the literature that examines the role of financial inclusion, as a key factor …

About the author David Henley is Professor of Contemporary Indonesia Studies at Leiden
University. He obtained his doctorate from the Australian National University and has …

Arab countries (ACs) started their developmental process several years back. However, they
still suffer from numerous economic, political and social problems, culminating in poor …

Purpose-This study attempts to explore perceptions of owner-managers of manufacturing
small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Tangier with respect to the external factors of …

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 …

Firm productive performances in five Middle East and North African (MENA) economies and
eight manufacturing industries are compared to those in 17 other developing countries …

Summary Around 2011, several Middle-East and North-African (MENA) previously stable
regimes have been challenged, sometimes violently, by unprecedented waves of civil …

Cambridge University Press. Al-Atiqi, S.(2013). Laboring against themselves.[The responses
of gulf cooperation council countries to the 2011 uprisings only reinforce a culture of state …

This paper explores the relation between institutions and trade in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region. Although most of the countries suffer from a clear deficit of “good” …

This paper contributes to the literature on resource curse by investigating the impact of
natural resource abundance on financial development while accounting for the interactive …