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Inevitable democracy in the Arab world = new realities in an ancient land /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Inevitable democracy in the Arab world/ Wissam S. Yafi.
Reminder of title:	new realities in an ancient land /
Author:	Yafi, Wissam S.,
Published:	New York :Palgrave Macmillan, : 2012.,
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 208 p.)
Subject:	Democracy - Arab countries. -
Subject:	Arab countries - Politics and government - 1945- -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137011022
ISBN:	9781137011022 (electronic bk.)

Inevitable democracy in the Arab world = new realities in an ancient land /
Yafi, Wissam S.,1970-

Inevitable democracy in the Arab worldnew realities in an ancient land /[electronic resource] :Wissam S. Yafi. - 1st ed. - New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2012. - 1 online resource (xiv, 208 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: NEW REALITIES -- Geopolitical Realities: Game Changers -- Geo-Economic Realities: It's the Economy Stupid -- Geo-social Realities: Babies Everywhere -- Technological Realities: Virtual Genie -- PART II: INEVITABLE ARAB DEMOCRACY -- The Paradox of Arab Weakness -- Change and Potential Outcomes -- Myths and Misconceptions of Arab Democracy -- Islam and Democracy -- Epilogue: Impending Arab Dip and the Role of the International Community.

In this comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and thought-provoking book, Wissam S. Yafi argues that there are four dynamics leading to inevitable change in the Arab region: geopolitical, geoeconomic, geosocial, and technological. Yafi comes to the conclusion that no system will be able to support the dynamics in place except for democracy, which will alter the current failed social contract to one that supports self-determination and self-sufficiency.

ISBN: 9781137011022 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 9786613844781

Source: 577288Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

648832
Democracy
--Arab countries.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

802950
Arab countries
--Politics and government--1945-Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JQ1850.A91 / Y34 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 320.917/4927

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