Mark. C. Thompson, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals *This memo is part of POMEPS Studies 31, Social Policy…
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Introduction: Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa
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By Asya El-Meehy, Lund University *This memo is part of POMEPS Studies 31, Social Policy in the Middle East and…
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POMEPS Studies 31: Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa
This spring, major protests swept through Jordan over economic grievances and subsidy reforms. In July, protestors took to the streets…
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Anna Getmansky, London School of Economics and Political Science, Tolga Sınmazdemir, Bogazici University, and Thomas Zeitzoff, American University[1] *This memo…
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Sean Yom, Temple University and Wael Al-Khatib, USAID *This memo is part of POMEPS Studies 31, Social Policy in the…
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Markus Loewe (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, DIE) and Lars Westemeier (University of Bayreuth) *This memo is…
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Allison Spencer Hartnett, University of Oxford *This memo is part of POMEPS Studies 31, Social Policy in the Middle East…
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Ferdinand Eibl, King’s College London *This memo is part of POMEPS Studies 31, Social Policy in the Middle East and…
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Alexandra Blackman,[1] Stanford University *This memo is part of POMEPS Studies 31, Social Policy in the Middle East and North…
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