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Political Authoritarianism, Credibility of Reforms and Private Sector Development in the Middle East and North Africa

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  • Mustapha K. Nabli
  • Carlos Silva-Jáuregui
  • Ahmet Faruk Aysan

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The analysis in this paper helps understand the progress in reforms and development of the private sector in the Middle East and North Africa. It shows the critical role played by the State-private sector relations in determining the progress of reforms and their impact on private sector development. The authoritarian nature of the political regimes and the existence of large oil and other rents, and conflict to a much lesser extent, have been the major factors which shaped the nature, extent and speed of reforms. JEL Classification: D78, N45, O43, O53.

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  • Mustapha K. Nabli & Carlos Silva-Jáuregui & Ahmet Faruk Aysan, 2008. "Political Authoritarianism, Credibility of Reforms and Private Sector Development in the Middle East and North Africa," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 16(5), pages 5-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:edddbu:edd_225_0005
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    Cited by:

    1. Rougier, Eric, 2016. "“Fire in Cairo”: Authoritarian–Redistributive Social Contracts, Structural Change, and the Arab Spring," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 148-171.
    2. Esmat Mostafa Kamel, 2021. "The MENA region's need for more democracy and less bureaucracy: A gravity model controlling for aspects of governance and trade freedom in MENA," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(6), pages 1885-1912, June.

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    Keywords

    reforms; private sector; Middle East and North Africa region;
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    JEL classification:

    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • N45 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Asia including Middle East
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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