THE POLITICAL COROLLARIES OF ECONOMIC REFORM IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

• Authors: Kienle Eberhard
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article shows the effect of economic and political liberalization processes in the Arab countries such as Cairo, Syria, Persian Gulf, as well as Northern Africa countries like Morocco or Algeria, after the important general Arabian reform of the 1970s, termed infitah (opening). The author argues that most of economic reforms have been implemented on the basis of recommendations and pressures emanating from international financial institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, multilateral organizations, i.e.: OECD, the governments of OECD countries and the European Union. This suggests political changes which are depending on international aid and lobbying. The author analyzes general trends of the economic reforms in the Arab countries from the 1970s to 2005.

Keywords

EN

ARABIAN COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC REFORM; INFITAH

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
• Year: 2006
• Issue: 21
• Pages: 83-95
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kienle Eberhard

• Eberhard Kienle, Institut de Recherche et d'Etudes Méditerranéennes sur le Monde Arabe, 3/7 Avenue Pasteur, 13617 Aix-en-Provence, France; contact by the journal editorial office: [e-mail]

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA06928