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Unhappy Development : Dissatisfaction with Life in the Wake of the Arab Spring. / Arampatzi, Efstratia.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Arampatzi, Efstratia
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab spring.
- Developing arab countries, middle east and north africa.
- Disease control & prevention.
- Governance.
- Grievances.
- Health, nutrition and population.
- Labor market.
- Labor markets.
- Life satisfaction.
- Population policies.
- Poverty monitoring & analysis.
- Poverty reduction.
- Public sector corruption and anticorruption measures.
- Public sector development.
- Social protections and labor.
- Standards of living.
- Uprisings.
- Local Subjects:
- Arab spring.
- Developing arab countries, middle east and north africa.
- Disease control & prevention.
- Governance.
- Grievances.
- Health, nutrition and population.
- Labor market.
- Labor markets.
- Life satisfaction.
- Population policies.
- Poverty monitoring & analysis.
- Poverty reduction.
- Public sector corruption and anticorruption measures.
- Public sector development.
- Social protections and labor.
- Standards of living.
- Uprisings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (42 pages)
- Other Title:
- Unhappy Development
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2015.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Despite progress in economic and social development in the 2000s, there was an increasing dissatisfaction with life among the population of many developing Arab countries. At the end of the decade, these countries ranked among the least happy economies in the world-a situation that fits the so-called "unhappy development" paradox. The paradox is defined as declining levels of happiness at a time of moderate-to-rapid economic development. This paper empirically tests the strength of association of a range of objective and subjective factors with life evaluation in the Middle East and North Africa region in the years immediately preceding the Arab Spring uprisings (2009-10). The findings suggest a significant, negative association between life satisfaction levels in the region during this period and each of the main perceived reasons for the 2011 uprisings-dissatisfaction with the standard of living, poor labor market conditions, and corruption.
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