The global financial crisis and the Arab world: Impact, reactions and consequences

Mediterranean Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-71

  Brach, Juliane ^a   Loewe, Markus ^b  

^a GIGA GERMAN INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL AND AREA STUDIES   (Germany)

^b GERMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; CAPITAL MARKET; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL TRADE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

DUBAI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; IRAQ; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YEMEN;

EID: 77951161329     PISSN: 13629395     EISSN: 17439418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13629391003644686     Document Type: Article

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