Edited by Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik, and Izak Atiyas
- Uses rich empirical analysis unparalleled in the literature on Middle Eastern economies
- Offers robust comparisons on the form and function of cronyism, including case studies from across the Middle East
- Feeds into global discussions about the Middle East and on the balance between corporate power and political power more broadly
- Introduction: Crony Capitalism in the Middle East: What Do We Know and Why Does it Matter?, Adeel Malik, Izak Atiyas, and Ishac Diwan
- 1: Is There an Arab Variety of Capitalism?, Steffen Hertog
- 2: Pyramid Capitalism: Evidence from Egypt, Ishac Diwan, Philip Keefer, and Marc Schiffbauer
- 3: Anatolian Tigers and the Emergence of the Devout Bourgeoisie in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry, Izak Atiyas, Ozan Bakis, and Esra Gurakar
- 4: Do Political Connections Reduce Job Creation? Evidence from Lebanon, Ishac Diwan and Jamal Ibrahim Haidar
- 5: Moroccan Cronyism: Facts, Mechanisms and Impact, Mohamed Said Saadi
- 6: How Do Dictators Get Rich? State Capture in Ben Ali's Tunisia, Leila Baghdadi, Hassan Arouri, and Bob Rijkers
- 7: The Politics of Trade Protection in North Africa, Adeel Malik and Ferdinand Eibl
- 8: Political Connections and Public Procurement in Turkey, Esra Gurakar and Tuba Bircan
- 9: Boundaries of Protectionism: Ethnic Politics and Crony Capitalism in Jordan, Steve Monroe
- 10: Elections and Economic Cycles: What Can We Learn from the Recent Turkish Experience?, Cagatay Birkan and Orkun Saka
- 11: Crony Interlockers and the Centrality of Banks in Morocco, Mohamed Oubenal
- 12: I've got the Power: Mapping Connections between Lebanon's Banking Sector and the Ruling Class., Jad Chaaban
- 13: State and Capital Markets in the Middle East, Ali Coskun, Serhat Cevikel, and Vedat Akgiray
- 14: Iran's Commanding Heights: Conglomerate Ownership in the Islamic Republic, Kevan Harris
- 15: The Future of the Private Sector in an Age of Uncertainty, Ishac Diwan
Crony Capitalism in the Middle East - Business and Politics from Liberalization to the Arab Spring
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Research Fellows
Ishac Diwan
Director of Research, Finance for Development Lab,...
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Authors
Adeel Malik
Globe Fellow in the Economies of Muslim...
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Research Fellows
Izak Atiyas
Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts...