31
Jul
2013
Notes de l'Ifri Perspectives MOM
Perrihan AL-RIFFAI, Clemens BREISINGER, Olivier ECHER, Bingxin YU

Beyond the Arab awakening: Policies and Investments for Poverty Reduction and Food Security Notes de l'Ifri, July 2013

This report aims to inform and stimulate the debate on key policy priorities for poverty reduction and food security in light of the Arab Awakening. 

Beyond the Arab awakening: Policies and Investments for Poverty Reduction and Food Security

Its findings are based on an innovative combination of datasets and rigorous economic analysis. Results suggest that poverty and income inequality in the Arab world are likely higher than official numbers have long suggested. Given that poverty indicators seem to be misleading for many countries in the region, the report introduces a new welfare measure reflecting food insecurity risks at both national and household levels to classify Arab countries into five risk groups.

 

Beyond the Arab awakening: Policies and Investments for Poverty Reduction and Food Security
Keywords
Arab Spring Economic crisis Investments social protest Maghreb Middle East
ISBN / ISSN: 
978-2-36567-189-7