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A Note on Economic Insecurity in the Arab Countries


Volume : 0

No : 0

ISSN : WPS0902

Publisher : Arab Planning Institute - Kuwait

Author (s) : Ali Abdel Gadir Ali 

Published Date : 1/1/2009


Contents :
This note deals witheconomic insecurity if the Arab countries on the understanding that humansecurity, in general, is a subset of human development defined as a process ofwidening the range of choices that people enjoy. It is noted that the two majorcomponents of human security are freedom from fear and freedom from want, and amajor component of freedom from want is economic security. The most importantaspects of economic security are real per capita income levels and their growthpatterns; poverty , both material and human; employment opportunities; and,arrangements for social protection. The paper uses the most recent informationto highlight the state of economic insecurity in the Arab countries. As isexpected there is evidence to show that economic insecurity varies among thecountries of the region from a low level of insecurity in the rich countries toa high level of insecurity in a number of countries with low and medium income. 

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