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After the spring : economic transitions in the Arab world / Magdi Amin ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: x, 179 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199924929 :
  • 0199924929 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC498 .A643 2012
Contents:
1. Introduction : Remaking the Arab economies ; What kind of reform? ; New transitions, new directions: outline of the volume ; What next? Stability, confidence, and credibility -- 2. The origins of the Arab Spring : The unraveling Arab social contract ; The legacy of the Arab polity ; Partial reform and international experiences ; Myths and realities in transition -- 3. Opportunities for young people : Basic demographic trends ; Employment: young and waiting ; Education: right intentions, wrong outcomes ; Transition challenge: evening out the burden of adjustment -- 4. Building a modern state : Fiscal reform ; Public sector employment ; Getting good government -- 5. Transforming the private sector : A structural deficit in the non-oil sector ; Can the Arab world compete? ; Moving forward with private sector reform ; Strategic choices in private sector reform -- 6. New regional and global strategies : Integrating with the region and the world ; Regional infrastructure cooperation ; A role for international actors?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : Remaking the Arab economies ; What kind of reform? ; New transitions, new directions: outline of the volume ; What next? Stability, confidence, and credibility -- 2. The origins of the Arab Spring : The unraveling Arab social contract ; The legacy of the Arab polity ; Partial reform and international experiences ; Myths and realities in transition -- 3. Opportunities for young people : Basic demographic trends ; Employment: young and waiting ; Education: right intentions, wrong outcomes ; Transition challenge: evening out the burden of adjustment -- 4. Building a modern state : Fiscal reform ; Public sector employment ; Getting good government -- 5. Transforming the private sector : A structural deficit in the non-oil sector ; Can the Arab world compete? ; Moving forward with private sector reform ; Strategic choices in private sector reform -- 6. New regional and global strategies : Integrating with the region and the world ; Regional infrastructure cooperation ; A role for international actors?

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