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Arab economies in the twenty-first century /

"This book examines the relationship between demographic growth and economic development in eight Arab countries. Despite a slowdown in demographic growth, the labor force is increasing rapidly because of the change in the age structure of the population. In other parts of the world, similar de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rivlin, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Demography and economics
  • 3. The constraints of history
  • 4. Comparative economics : the Arab world, East Asia, and Latin America
  • 5. Egypt : the submerged giant?
  • 6. Iraq : after destruction
  • 7. Jordan : from rents to markets?
  • 8. Morocco : reforms that did not cure
  • 9. Palestine : the making and unmaking of a state
  • 10. Saudi Arabia : oil wealth and unemployment
  • 11. Syria : lost potential
  • 12. Tunisia : unhappy economic leader
  • 13. Conclusions : the Arab equilibrium.