Arab Human Development in the 21th Century: The Primacy of Empowerment
Author： Bahjat Korany
Publisher： Center for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS)
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9789953826820
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789953826820
Subject： F2 Economic Planning and Management
Keyword： 经济计划与管理
Language： ARA
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Arab Human Development in the 21th Century: The Primacy of Empowerment
Description
This collective action, in which a team of specialized Arab researchers and experts contributed under the supervision of Bahjat Qarni, seeks to examine the conditions of human development in the Arab world in the light of the recent Arab transformations, which represented additional challenges to the report in the analysis of societies experiencing unprecedented situation. In its analysis, the report draws from the redefinition of conceptual and methodological concepts of human development, stressing on redefining good governance and the importance of the interaction of political power with society as a whole to achieve the empowerment process in Arab societies, combining analytical and practical aspects to seek a way out of the current impasse. The ten chapters of the book discuss the importance of the rule of law and the need to move from the law of the state to the state of law; the need to rationalize the media and its transition from indoctrination to social and educational empowerment, or empowering liberating women from stereotypes that determine their role and position in society. It also discusses issue of and the need to combat corruption as a prerequisite for development. In addition, the book addresses the issues of poverty, education and conflicts, and the various environmental problems, and ways of managing and resolving them. The book finally deals with the throes of the transitional stage and the problems of democratization and empowerment in the Arab world,
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