Arab Human Development in the Twenty-First Century: The Primacy of Empowerment.

Korany, Bahgat (ed.):

ISBN 10: 9774166582 / ISBN 13: 9789774166587

Published by Cairo, New York: The American University in Cairo Press, 2014

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XXII, 394 p. Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst ein sehr sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen, aber mit Fundstellenverzeichnis im Vorsatz / Dust jacket rubbed, otherwise a very clean copy without annotations, but with handwritten list of findings in endpaper. - Contents Tables Figures Boxes Acknowledgments Contributors Part 1: Toward the Twenty-first Century 1. Redefining Development for a New Generation: A Political Economy Analysis Bahgat Korany Part 2: Empowerment Begins at the Top Introduction to Part 2 Bahgat Korany 2. From the Law of the Ruler to the Rule of Law Mhamed Malki 3. Transforming the Media: From Tool of the Rulers to Tool of Empowerment Lina Khatib 4. Fighting Corruption: From Missing Link to Development Priority Mustafa Yousef Khawaja Part 3: Supporting Empowerment Processes Introduction to Part 3 Bahgat Korany 5. Ending Persistent Poverty: Pathways to Reform and Empowerment Sabria Al-Thawr 6. A New Approach for Managing Conflicts Louisa Dris-Ait Hamadouche 7. Urbanization, Climate Change, and the Environment Zeyad Makhamreh Port 4: Rooting Empowerment in Identity Introduction to Part 4 Bahgat Korany 8. The Role of Education in Individual and Sustainable Development Najoua Fezzaa Ghriss 9. The Formation of Religious Leaders and Impact of Enlightened Imams Baqer S. Alnajjar Port 5: A New History in the Making? 10. The Birth Pangs of Transitioning from Authoritarianism: The Long Spring of Empowerment Bahgat Korany Bibliography Index. ISBN 9789774166587 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 766.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arab Human Development in the Twenty-First Century: The Primacy of Empowerment.
• Publisher: Cairo, New York: The American University in Cairo Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9774166582
• ISBN 13: 9789774166587
• Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket.
• Condition: Gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 766 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

With its emphasis on the primacy of change, this study arrives at a particularly auspicious moment, as the Middle East continues to be convulsed by the greatest upheavals in generations, which have come to be known as the Arab Spring. Originally prepared as the tenth-anniversary volume of the UNDP’s Arab Human Development Report, Arab Human Development in the Twenty-first Century places empowerment at the center of human development in the Arab world, viewing it not only from the vantage point of a more equitable distribution of economic resources but also of fundamental legal, educational, and political reform.
The ten chapters in this book follow closely this political economy framework. They look back at what Arab countries have achieved since the early 2000s and forward to what remains to be done to reach full development. Supported by a wealth of statistical material, they cover the rule of law, the evolution of media, the persistence of corruption, the draining of resources through armed conflict, the dominance and increase of poverty, the environment, and religious education. The concluding chapter attempts an inventory of the world literature and different experiences on democratic transition to explore where the region could be heading.
This critical and timely study is indispensable reading to development specialists and to Middle East scholars and students alike, as well as to anyone with an interest in the future trajectory of the region.

About the Author

Bahgat Korany is professor of international relations and political economy at the American University in Cairo, director of the AUC Forum, honorary professor at the University of Montreal, and an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the co-editor of The Foreign Policies of Arab States (AUC Press, 3rd ed. 2008) and Arab Spring in Egypt: Revolution and Beyond (AUC Press, 2012) and editor of The Changing Middle East: A New Look at Regional Dynamics (AUC Press, 2010), all of which have been translated into Arabic. He is also the author or editor of nine other books in English and French on the politics of the Middle East.