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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rivlin, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Political culture > Arab countries.
Unemployment > Arab countries.
Labor market > Arab countries.
Marché du travail > États arabes.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
International economic relations.
Labor market.
Political culture.
Population > Economic aspects.
Unemployment.
Bevölkerungswachstum
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Arbetslöshet > Arabländerna.
Politisk kultur > Arabländerna.
Arabländerna > ekonomiska förhållanden.
Arab countries > Economic conditions.
Arab countries > Economic policy.
Arab countries > Population > Economic aspects.
Arab countries > Foreign economic relations.
États arabes > Conditions économiques.
États arabes > Politique économique.
États arabes > Population > Aspect économique.
États arabes > Relations économiques extérieures.
Arab countries.
Arabische Staaten
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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