A New Arab Social Contract?: Institutional Perspectives for Economic Reform in Arab Countries
In: Economic Geography Ser.
Intro -- Dedication -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Middle Eastern and North African Economies After the "Arab Spring" -- References -- Chapter 2: Economic Challenges in Arab Economies -- 2.1 Structural Growth Problems in Arab Economies -- 2.2 The Collapse of the Arab Social Contract -- 2.2.1 The Arab Social Contract and the Authoritarian Bargain -- 2.2.2 Economic Inefficiencies of the State-Driven Growth of the Arab Social Contract -- 2.2.3 Demographic Change: The "Youth Bulge" and Aging Societies -- 2.2.4 Youth and Women's Unemployment in MENA Countries -- 2.2.5 The Labor Market Mismatch: Education and Youth Unemployment -- 2.2.6 The Territorial Dimension: Spatial Economic Disparities -- 2.3 Private-Sector Growth and Entrepreneurship: Towards a Socio-economic Perspective of Economic Reform -- References -- Chapter 3: Socio-economic Regulation in Core Arab Economies: Institutional Contexts for Economic Reform -- 3.1 Theoretical Approaches of Regulation -- 3.1.1 Regulation School -- 3.1.2 Social Systems of Production -- 3.1.3 National Systems of Innovation -- 3.1.4 Varieties of Capitalism -- 3.1.5 Inclusive and Extractive Institutions -- 3.2 Towards a Synthesis of Regulation Approaches -- 3.3 Socio-economic Regulation in Core Arab Economies -- 3.3.1 The Arab Social Contract as a Mode of Regulation -- 3.3.2 Regulation in Arab Economies: What Role for Creative Destruction? -- 3.4 Alternatives for Socio-economic Regulation: Pathways Towards a New Arab Social Contract -- 3.5 Regulation in Core Arab Economies: From Theory to Empirics -- References -- Chapter 4: Case Studies -- 4.1 Tunisia -- 4.1.1 Tunisia's Economic Challenges -- 4.1.2 Tunisia's Economic Policies: Past and Present -- 4.1.2.1 Industrial Policy -- 4.1.2.2 Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy -- 4.1.2.3 Regional Structural Policy.