Navigating the Arab Spring: the Power of Food Prices and the Stability of Monarchies
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...................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. ix INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1 MENA REGION PRE-ARAB SPRING ..............................................................................5 CASE STUDIES ................................................................................................................13 Egypt ......................................................................................................................13 Syria .......................................................................................................................16 Tunisia....................................................................................................................20 Libya ......................................................................................................................23 Jordan .....................................................................................................................26 MOST SIMILAR SYSTEMS ............................................................................................29 HYPOTHESES ..................................................................................................................32 Methodology ..........................................................................................................32 HYPOTHESIS 1 ................................................................................................................35 HYPOTHESIS 2 ................................................................................................................40 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE MENA REGION? .............................................43 IMPLICATIONS ...............................................................................................................46
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