Economic features of the Arab Spring
Joint Authors
Cobham, David
al-Zuashi, Abd Allah
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 901-975 (31 Dec. 2015)24 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper analyzes the economic factors that lie behind the upheavals commonly known as the ‘Arab Spring,’ and the economic policy opportunities that a genuine Arab Spring might open up.
The evidence suggests that the upheavals were unlikely to have been responses to economic downturns resulting from the global financial crisis, and more likely to have been influenced by the longer term performance of the Arab countries, which has been characterized by relatively slow economic growth as well as failure to move away from authoritarian political systems.
The principles of Islamic economics have not provided the basis for a distinctive set of economic policies for new governments.
The actual economic programs of some major Islamist political parties turn out to be typically centrist, not very well-developed, but not very different from the policies which non-Islamist (and non-authoritarian) parties might propose.
The paper concludes by appealing for more research on specific economic policies that post- Arab spring reformist governments could implement
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cobham, David& al-Zuashi, Abd Allah. 2015. Economic features of the Arab Spring. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2015, no. 901-975.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cobham, David& al-Zuashi, Abd Allah. Economic features of the Arab Spring. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 901-975 (Dec. 2015).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-646185
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cobham, David& al-Zuashi, Abd Allah. Economic features of the Arab Spring. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 901-975.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-646185
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 15-22
Record ID
BIM-646185