Rethinking economic growth

The Arab uprisings have exposed skewed development policies, deficits and over two decades of poorly managed economic liberalization. While policies pursued in the 1990s and 2000s enabled countries in the region to tackle debt and inflation, growth lagged behind the rest of the world and governments paid little attention to the social consequences of their economic policies. This report examines prospects for creating decent employment. It traces the consequences of the "Arab Spring" for labour