The “Georgian Dream” government, having won the 2012 and 2016 parliamentary elections, in the early stages of its tenure, took a number of steps associated with economic optimism among which the signature of the Association Agreement with the EU is of historical significance. The...

Eruptions of Popular Anger: The Economics of the Arab Spring and Its Aftermath sets out to answerthree puzzles-the "Arab inequality" puzzle of civil uprisings in countries with low-to-moderateand stagnant economic inequality, the "unhappy development" paradox of increasing dissatisfactionat a...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Three Puzzles -- Summary of Findings -- PART 1 The "Arab Inequality" Puzzle -- 1 Economic Inequality: Measurement and Biases -- Introduction -- Income...

The Cuban government has a dominant role to play in determining the future landscape of the country's financial markets. This is a multifaceted issue. Finance operates in combination with a constellation of other factors, including sound laws, institutions that respect property rights, and...