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Inclusive Digital Transformation: Social Impacts and Technological Innovations

Debates about the risks of banking are increasingly open as financial crises keep striking.  A parallel session at the ERF 18th Annual Conference helped to shed some light on these issues. Two papers were presented in the session. The first paper,... Read More

Growth Academy – MENA

Debates about the risks of banking are increasingly open as financial crises keep striking.  A parallel session at the ERF 18th Annual Conference helped to shed some light on these issues. Two papers were presented in the session. The first paper,... Read More

The ICT sector in the South Med countries:...

Debates about the risks of banking are increasingly open as financial crises keep striking.  A parallel session at the ERF 18th Annual Conference helped to shed some light on these issues. Two papers were presented in the session. The first paper,... Read More

Call for Papers: A conference on Demography and...

Debates about the risks of banking are increasingly open as financial crises keep striking.  A parallel session at the ERF 18th Annual Conference helped to shed some light on these issues. Two papers were presented in the session. The first paper,... Read More

FEMISE Call for Papers – The Euromed Partnership...

Debates about the risks of banking are increasingly open as financial crises keep striking.  A parallel session at the ERF 18th Annual Conference helped to shed some light on these issues. Two papers were presented in the session. The first paper,... Read More

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Negative effects of corruption on development

Debates about the risks of banking are increasingly open as financial crises keep striking.  A parallel session at the ERF 18th Annual Conference helped to shed some light on these issues. Two papers were presented in the session. The first paper,... Read More

Assessing different takes on social protection

On the second day of the Economic Research Forum’s Annual Conference on Corruption and Economic Development, one of the parallel sessions covered Labor and Human Development, with an emphasis on Social Protection in Egypt and Iraq. Hania Sholkamy, the Chairperson,... Read More

ERF 18th Annual Conference – Report plenary session 2: Determinants of corruption

Following up from yesterday's discussion on how to measure corruption and its consequences, the second plenary session of the ERF’s 18th Annual Conference focused today on determinants of corruption. The session, chaired by Rima Khalaf (UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia)... Read More

بول كولير عن الفساد: العمليات التنظيمية والقيم الأخلاقية

تم ترجمة هذا النص بمعرفة رماج ندا إن الثورات التي تقودها الشعوب التي أسفرت عن الربيع العربي تعد لحظة فاصلة في التاريخ الحديث للمنطقة العربية. إن الأنظمة السابقة في مصر وتونس ارتبطت بشكل وثيق بانتشار الفساد وبعدم عدالة توزيع الدخل.... Read More

Paul Collier on corruption: Regulatory processes and ethical values

The people-led movement that resulted in the Arab spring represents a watershed moment in the recent history of the Arab region. The former regimes in Egypt and Tunisia were synonymous with corruption on a grand scale and patently unfair income... Read More

ERF 18th Annual Conference – Report plenary session 1: Measurement and consequences of corruption

The ERF 18th Annual Conference kicked off today with its first plenary session, featuring an impressive-line up of speakers. They provided inspiring food for thought on the issue of measuring corruption and its consequence, framing the discussion that will be further explored... Read More

الخيال السياسي والطريق للمرحلة الانتقالية: ورشة عمل ما قبل المؤتمر لمنتتدى البحوث الاقتصادية

تم ترجمة هذا النص بمعرفة رماج ندا الخيال السياسي والطريق للمرحلة الانتقالية: ورشة عمل ما قبل المؤتمر لمنتتدى البحوث الاقتصادية لقد تغيرت منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا. إن الثورات التي يقودها الشعب في كل من تونس ومصر تعد أمثلة جيدة... Read More

Jordan and Yemen, political Islam perspective

Jordan and Yemen are two examples of transitions in the MENA region. However, their experiences differ. Speaking in the workshop at the 2012 ERF Annual Conference, Jillian Schwedler addressed the issue of moderation in their respective cases. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkceiQdt_XI] “Does political inclusion... Read More

Political imagination and the road to transition: ERF pre-conference workshop

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA region) has changed. The people-driven revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt are both good examples of successful mass-movements catalysed by social inequality and political oppression. Ultimately, however, the success of these revolutions cannot be... Read More

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