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    Understanding revolution in the Middle East: the central role of the middle class

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    By which mechanisms did the uprisings of Tunisia spread so fast to the rest of the Arab world when Arab nationalism had been pronounced dead long ago? This paper argues that the changing interests of the middle class can explain the authoritarianism of the past and the more recent shift to democracy in some, but not all the countries of the Middle East.
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    Arab passengers’ airlines framework and performance: Jordan case

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    Despite the high importance of the performance of airlines for economic integration and growth, empirical research investigating the impacts of the air agreements on the Jordanian air services sector’s performance is very limited to non-existent. This paper is sought to study the liberalisation of air services sector in Jordan, performing an ex-post analysis.
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    Sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa: industrialization a must

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014
    Africa’s economic performance in the last fifteen years has been characterized as “impressive” due to enhanced real GDP and per capita GDP growth. This positive growth has been due in part to the rise of emerging economies, whose demand for raw materials represents a major opportunity for resource-rich African countries.
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    African industrialisation: is global value chain development the answer?

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014
    Industrialisation and industrial policy have been recently returned to policy debate in sub-saharan Africa following a hiatus for some three decades since the implementation of Structural Adjustment Programmes in the wake of the debt crisis.
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    Has the UAE escaped the oil curse?

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    The UAE is blessed with vast deposits of oil and gas, and contrary to other oil-rich economies, the UAE seems to have escaped from the so-called “oil curse”. This paper studies how the UAE used resource rents to achieve economic development and provide higher welfare for the local population.
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    Policies for enhanced livestock productivity and wealth creation in a changing climate

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    Agriculture in Africa is changing rapidly. Agriculture and livestock systems are among the most climate sensitive economic sectors. Many of the climate change predictions suggest that African livestock will be damaged by as early as 2020.
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    Policies for enhanced fisheries productivity and security

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    Fisheries contribute at least $10 billion to African economies annually. In countries such as Angola, Egypt and Namibia, fisheries are the vital economic activities. The fisheries industry is also a solution to food security, especially since fish and fish products offer a good source of protein.
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    Seeds without borders

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011
    This policy brief reviews, reflects and discusses the challenges from the perspectives of technological, organisational, institutional, regulatory, and policy frameworks within the variety development-seed production-seed use continuum.
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    Engaging youth in agricultural policy processes

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2012
    Saharan Africa has the world’s youngest population and is home to over 200 million young people. Two out of three inhabitants are under 25 years of age.
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    Macro-financial vulnerabilities and economic downturns: a comparison analysis between cost-sensitive learning and Markov-switching approaches

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    The last global financial turmoil has prompted policy makers and economists around the world to pay closer attention to the linkages between financial system risks and economic activity. This paper examines the effects of macro-financial vulnerabilities on economic downturns in North Africa and Gulf Council States (GCC) based on a Financial Stress Index (FSI).

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