"This book addresses the political Instability and its effects on the economics of the MENA countries. It also covers economic growth, brain drain, capital controls, corruption, economic reform, economic shocks, uncertainty, vulnerability, economics inequality, FDI flows, corruption, financial...

Part I: Overviews -- Preface / Edward Friedman -- Introduction / Roderick MacFarquahar -- Two passages to modernity / Bruce Gilley -- Part II: Economic reforms -- The causes of diferential development: byond regime dichotomies / Joydeep Mukherji -- Chasing China: can India bridge the gap? /...