ABSTRACT
Economic liberalisation and reform are widely considered as the favourite remedies for the declining economic fortunes of the Middle Eastern and North African states in the past two decades. International economic institutions have been among the main advocates of transition to market-led economies in the region and a force contributing to its realisation. This has placed the state at the centre of the proposed transformations, acting both as an instrument of, and an obstacle to, change. With attempts at liberalisation worldwide spanning over twenty years, the time is ripe for a re-evaluation of its premises and outcome. The essays in this volume debate the political economy of transition and reforms in the Middle East and North Africa, drawing on interdisciplinary approaches and outlooks involving international, regional and national levels of analysis. The three central themes of the book are the rationale and strategies for reform, the processes and outcomes, and the nature of the state in the changing global setting.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|96 pages
Logic of and Strategies for Transformation
chapter Chapter Two|44 pages
Missing Links: Institutional Capability, Policy Reform, and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
chapter Chapter Three|21 pages
Structural Obstacles to Economic Adjustment in the MENA Region: The International Trade Aspects
chapter Chapter Four|29 pages
From MENA to East Asia and Back: Lessons of Globalization, Crisis and Economic Reform
part II|100 pages
Processes and Outcomes
chapter Chapter Seven|22 pages
International and Regional Environments and State Transformation in Some Arab Countries
part III|55 pages
Rethinking the State and Global Change