Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 8

21-Feb-2011

Popular Uprisings Rip Through Middle East

Popular uprisings are sweeping across the Middle East in the wake of the 11 February downfall of former Egyptian President Husni Mubarak. That the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region has reached a watershed moment is beyond dispute, but the extent and nature of the political and socio-economic changes generated by the region-wide demands for greater political participation and better...