Growth, Inequality and Governance: A case of MENA countries

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2015 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 2 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : Adnen OUESLATI, Mohamed Ali LABIDI

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V2I2P105

How to Cite?

Adnen OUESLATI, Mohamed Ali LABIDI, "Growth, Inequality and Governance: A case of MENA countries," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 2,  no. 4, pp. 1-7, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V2I2P105

Abstract:

This article aims at defining the nature of the relationship between economic growth, income inequality and governance in the region of Middle East and North Africa (MENA). To do this, we will start first by reviewing the literature. Then, we will try to analyze the relationship mentioned before using the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The sample of the study consists of 22 countries from the MENA region during the period 1996-2010 i.e. the years just before the outbreak of the "Arab Spring". The results show that the nature of the relationship between, on the one hand, growth and income inequality and on the other, growth and governance explains the outbreak of the "Arab Spring" in most countries of the region.

Keywords:

Growth, inequality, Governance, GMM, MENA, Arab Spring

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