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Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: in search of economic policies to stabilise democratic transitions / Giacomo Luciani -- Reflections on the arab uprisings / Samir Makdisi -- Rethinking the rentier curse / Adeel Malik -- A brief political economy of energy subsidies in the Middle East and North Africa / Laura El-Katiri and Bassam Fattouh -- The political economy of distribution in the Middle East : is there scope for a new social contract? / Steffen Hertog -- Arab states as shareholders : origins and consequences / Alissa Amico -- Can finance and credit enable economic growth and democracy? / Bassem Snaije -- Agriculture and development in the wake of the Arab spring / Eckart Woertz -- Mass migration and uprisings in Arab countries : an analytical framework / Philippe Fargues

Democratic transitions since 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa have mostly failed to consolidate and have been hindered by the difficult economic heritage of previous authoritarian governments. Which short-term economic policies may help consolidate the early democratisation process? Readership: Scholars and policy makers interested in MENA, democratic transition, economic and political development, reform and regional integration.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- A Political Map of the Contemporary Arab World -- Introduction -- 1 The Origins of the Arab State System -- 2 'Strong' and 'Weak' States: A Qualified Return to the Muqaddimah -- 3 Allocation vs. Production States: A Theoretical Framework -- 4 The Rentier State in the Arab World -- 5 Policies for Development: Attitudes toward Industry and Services -- 6 Arab Bureaucracies: Expanding Size, Changing Roles -- 7 Social Structure and Political Stability: Comparative Evidence from the Algerian, Syrian and Iraqi Cases -- 8 Arab Military in Politics: from Revolutionary Plot to Authoritarian Regime -- 9 Opposition as Support of the State -- 10 Notions of the State in Contemporary Arab-Islamic Writings -- 11 Arab Regimes: Legitimacy and Foreign Policy -- 12 The Impact of Palestine on Arab Politics -- 13 Economic Interdependence and National Sovereignty -- 14 Immigrants in the Arab Gulf Countries: 'Sojourners' or 'Settlers'? -- 15 Migration and Political Integration in the Arab World -- 16 The Politics of Arab Integration -- References -- Index.

Democratic transitions since 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa have mostly failed to consolidate and have been hindered by the difficult economic heritage of previous authoritarian governments. Which short-term economic policies may help consolidate the early democratisation process?