Despite notable socio-economic development in the Arab region, a
deficit in democracy and political rights has continued to prevail.
This book examines the major reasons underlying the persistence of
this democracy deficit over the past decades and touches on the
prospects for deepening the process of democratization in the Arab
World.
Contributions from major scholars in the region give a cross
country analysis of economic development, political institutions
and social factors, and the impact of oil wealth and regional wars,
and present a model for democracy in the Arab world. Case studies
are drawn from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan
and the Gulf region, building on these cross-country analyses and
probing beyond the model's main global variables. Looking beyond
the effect of oil and conflicts, the chapters illustrate how
specific socio-political history of the country concerned, fear of
fundamentalist groups, collusion with foreign powers and foreign
interventions, and the co-option of the elites by the state
contribute to these problems of democratization.
Situating the democratic position of the Arab World in a global
context, this book is an important contribution to the field of
Middle Eastern politics, development studies, and studies on
conflict and democracy.
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