Liberalization and democracy in the Arab world

IN A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE, LIBERALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY ARE DESIRABLE AND EVEN NECESSARY TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, POLITICAL LEGITIMACY AND STABILTIY IN THE ARAB WORLD. REGIMES THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE ABLE TO MONOPOLIZE POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING BY RELYING ON RENT AND REPRESSION SEEM AT LAST TO...

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Published in:Middle East report (New York, N.Y. 1988) N.Y. 1988), 1992-01, Vol.22 (1), p.22-22
Main Author: Kramer, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ARAB WORLD, INCLUDING ITS CULTURE
Democracy
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND INSTITUTIONS
IDEOLOGY
Liberalization
MIDDLE EAST
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OR POLITICAL DEGENERATION
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Summary:IN A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE, LIBERALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY ARE DESIRABLE AND EVEN NECESSARY TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, POLITICAL LEGITIMACY AND STABILTIY IN THE ARAB WORLD. REGIMES THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE ABLE TO MONOPOLIZE POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING BY RELYING ON RENT AND REPRESSION SEEM AT LAST TO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR VULNERABILITY AND IMPOTENCE IN THE FACE OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC CRISIS AT HOME AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES ABROAD. HOWEVER, AS LONG AS POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION IS INITIATED FROM THE TOP, AS A PREEMPTIVE STRATEGY OF SYSTEM MAINTENANCE TO WIN URBAN MIDDLE CLASS SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC AUSTERITY MEASURES AFFECTING FIRST AND FOREMOST THE LIVING STANDARD OF THE POOREST SECTIONS OF SOCIETY, STABILITY AND DEMOCRACY REMAIN AT RISK.
ISSN:0899-2851