Syria's economy and the transition paradigm / Samer Abboud, Ferdinand Arslanian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abboud, Samer.

Contributor:

Arslanian, Ferdinand.

Series:

St. Andrews papers on contemporary Syria

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Syria--Economic conditions--21st century.

Syria.

Privatisierung.

Syrien.

Systemtransformation.

Volkswirtschaft.

Local Subjects:

Privatisierung.

Syrien.

Systemtransformation.

Volkswirtschaft.

Physical Description:

v, 79 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Fife, Scotland : University of St. Andrews Centre for Syrian Studies ; Boulder, CO : Distributed throughout the world by Lynne Rienner Pub., [2009]

Summary:

"Exploring the recent trajectory of Syria's economy, the authors consider the utility of the transition paradigm - developed to study change in the former communist states - as an explanatory approach." "In the first part of the book, Samer Abboud examines Syria's shift to a "social market economy," focusing on similarities in and differences between the Syrian and Chinese cases. In the second part, Ferdinand Arslanian compares empirical indicators for Syria with those from the aggregate of transition countries to predict Syria's economic performance and the rate of liberalization. A foreword by Raymond Hinnebusch provides context for the study."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Foreword / Raymond Hinnebusch

The transition paradigm and the case of Syria / Samer Abboud

Growth in transition and Syria's economic performance / Ferdinand Arslanian.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-78).

Other Format:

Online version: Abboud, Samer. Syria's economy and the transition paradigm.

ISBN:

0955968704

9780955968709

OCLC:

244414862