THE MIDDLE-EAST AND NORTH-AFRICA - A TALE OF 2 FUTURES

Authors
DERVIS K SHAFIK N
Citation
K. Dervis et N. Shafik, THE MIDDLE-EAST AND NORTH-AFRICA - A TALE OF 2 FUTURES, The Middle East journal, 52(4), 1998, pp. 505-516
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Area Studies
Journal title
The Middle East journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00263141
Volume
52
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
505 - 516
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-3141(1998)52:4<505:TMAN-A>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The future of the Middle East and North Africa will be determined by p rogress on economic reform, political participation and the emergence of a strong identity rooted in the region's history but open to the re st of the wet-Id. This article presents two vary different tales of th e regional ''neighborhood'' in the year 2010 as a heuristic device to illustrate the possible future outcomes for the region of policy choic es made today.