Democratic Transitions in the Arab World

Ibrahim Elbadawi editor Samir Makdisi editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Jan '17

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A cross-country examination of authoritarianism and democracy in North Africa and the Middle East.

This book is for those studying politics and economics in the Arab world, and those interested in the fate of democracy and authoritarian regimes. It is a cross-country analysis of democratic transition and the varying state of democracy and authoritarianism in North Africa and the Middle East.In the wake of the unprecedented uprisings that swept across North Africa and the Middle East in late 2010 and 2011, there was much speculation that these events heralded the beginning of a new age of democratic transition across the region. The result of a four-year research project, this book offers a cross-country analysis of the dynamics of democratic transition and of the state of democracy and authoritarianism from Tunisia, Sudan and Egypt to Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon. Elbadawi and Makdisi identify specific economic, political and social conditions influencing the transition across the region and in each of the individual countries, as well as the requisite conditions for consolidating democracy once the process is initiated. It examines the struggling, halted and painful transitions, where these have for the time being failed, as well as instances in which democratic consolidation can be observed. This is a unique and wide-ranging examination of Arab development and democracy for those examining the fate of authoritarian regimes.

'The book provides ample amounts of data and thorough economic analyses which caters to the cross-country study of the relationship between democracy and the Arab world in general and with respect to specific countries like Tunisia, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait and Sudan. The volume combines plenty of primary data from various countries within a convincing analytical and quantitative approach.' Zeba Khan, Democratization

ISBN: 9781107164208

Dimensions: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm

Weight: 610g

354 pages