ABSTRACT

Offering a comprehensive analysis of the development of economies in the Middle East and North Africa over the past half century, this book charts the progress of these countries through an examination of an Islamic model of economic development, reform processes, and economic integration.

Far from being a simple process, economic development in the Middle East and North Africa is dependent on the interaction of a set of changing systems including; international relations, the political regime, economy, and society. By analysing these interdependent factors, The Economic Development Process in MENA seeks to provide answers to the most pressing issues facing the economies in this area.

Providing an interpretation of regional development in light of dialectics between state and society, this book will be of value to students and scholars with an interest in the Middle East, Economics, and International Relations.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter |25 pages

The Middle East and North Africa

A ‘harmonizing geographic region' without a complete regionalism

chapter |22 pages

Institutions and development in the Middle East and North Africa

Between economic challenges and stability policies

chapter |29 pages

The openness of the MENA economies

Beyond lost regionalism, en route to a new regional arrangement