Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 31

3-Aug-2009

MEES Agenda

Economic Reform Badly Needed To Avoid Arab Employment Crisis, Report Warns

Why have obstacles to human development in the Arab world proved so stubborn? This is a question boldly asked by the 5th Arab Human Development Report, published by the UN Development Program last month. In seeking to answer the question, the report, entitledChallenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries, analyses the fragility of the regions political,...