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Title

Economic development and political action in the Arab world / M.A. Mohamed Salih.

Author

Salih, Mohamed Abdel Rahim M. (Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed),

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

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Description

xi, 214 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Analysis of North African revolt against authoritarianism, known as the 'Arab Spring', embraced reductionist explanations such as the social media, youth unemployment and citizens' agitations to regain dignity in societies humiliated by oppressive regimes. This book illustrates that reductionist approaches can only elucidate some symptoms of a social problem while leaving unexplained the economic and political structures which contributed to it. One outcome of quiescence, resource-based ethnic and sectarian conflicts and faulty development paradigm is deepened inequality and a wedge between winners and losers or affluence, wealth and power vis-à-vis poverty and hunger among humiliated jobless and hope-less masses. The book blends theories of development and transition to explain the complex factors which contributed to North Africans' revolt against authoritarianism and its long-term consequences for political development in the Arab World. This timely book is of great interest to researchers and students in Development Studies, Economics and Middle Eastern Studies as well as policy makers and democracy, human rights and social justice activists in the Arab world"--

Series Statement

Routledge explorations in development studies

Uniform Title

Routledge explorations in development studies.

Subject

• 1900 - 2099
• Arab Spring (2010-)
• Arab Spring, 2010- > Economic aspects
• Arab countries
• Arab countries > Economic policy
• Arab countries > Foreign relations > European Union countries
• Arab countries > Politics and government > 20th century
• Arab countries > Politics and government > 21st century
• Authoritarianism
• Authoritarianism > Arab countries
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics
• Economic development
• Economic development > Arab countries
• Economic policy
• Economics
• European Union countries
• European Union countries > Foreign relations > Arab countries
• Income distribution
• Income distribution > Arab countries
• International relations
• Political science
• Poverty
• Poverty > Arab countries
• Unemployment
• Unemployment > Arab countries

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

An alchemy of economic and political action -- State-building and state-society relations -- Elements of resource challenges -- Politics of resource conflicts -- Quiescence : regime type and government expenditure -- Paradigm error : unemployment, poverty and food insecurity -- Whither democracy and human rights : European-Mediterranean partnership? -- Divine altruism : politics of Islamic NGOs' interventions.

ISBN

• 9780415813754 (hardback)
• 0415813751 (hardback)

LCCN

• ^^2013031704
• 40023474044

OCLC

824722565

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library