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Internal Substainability and Economic Growth in The Arab States


Volume : 0

No : 0

ISSN : WPS0102

Publisher : Arab Planning Institute - Kuwait

Author (s) : Ali Abdel Gadir Ali 

Published Date : 1/1/2001


Contents :
Understandingsustainability in a broader sense, as relating to the nature and quality ofeconomic growth, and drawing on the recent literature on the fundamentaldeterminants of growth, this paper looks at the achievements and prospects ofthe internal sustainability of Arab countries. The countries are classified infour broad categories depending on their production structure. The relevantindicators for sustainability used in the paper are: the level of pre capitaincome; inequality in the distribution of income and poverty; economicstructure; investment; institutions; and, technological capacity.
The evidence shows that the Arab countries are relatively well positionedregarding the distribution of income, the incidence of poverty, humandevelopment and investment rates. However, given the definition of an idealgrowth and development society, and given the scientific and technologicalnature of the twenty first century, it is shown that the Arab countries lackconspicuously in the areas of institutions and technological capacity. These,together with a currently distorted production structure, present Arab policymakers with major challenges for the future.

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