Understanding Revolution in the Middle East: The Central Role of the Middle Class

Middle East Development Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Diwan, Ishac ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab Spring; crony capitalism; distribution; middle class; modernization; world value survey; youth bulge

Indexed keywords

EID: 85082041151     PISSN: 17938120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1793812013500041     Document Type: Article

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