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Ragui Assaad is Professor at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He has written extensively on labor market and youth issues in the Middle East and North Africa. The author acknowledges the able research assistance of Stefan Johansson in the preparation of this essay.
Originally posted July 2010
Principal Authors: Allen Keiswetter and Roby Barrett
Geneive Abdo, Reza Akbari, Roby Barrett, Charles Dunne,Philip Frayne, George Harris, Mark N. Katz (George Mason University), Allen Keiswetter, David Mack, Melissa Mahle (C&O Resources), Richard Murphy, Greg Myre, Michael Ryan, Paul Scham, Daniel Serwer, Alex Vatanka, Marvin Weinbaum, Wayne White, Philip Wilcox, Molly Williamson
Higher education—and its successful reform—is essential to the long term stability and prosperity of the Arab world. The youth uprisings which triggered the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt have highlighted the urgency of defusing the region’s ticking demographic time bomb: young, growing populations facing uncertain futures. To combat high unemployment and sluggish private sector growth, the Arab world must focus on building a knowledge society quickly in order to create three million more jobs annually than it currently generates, according to World Bank estimates.
I. The Setting
Police Reform in Pakistan
Hassan Abbas, Aitzaz Ahsan, Arif Alikhan, Wendy Chamberlin
Police Reform in Pakistan
Hassan Abbas, Aitzaz Ahsan, Arif Alikhan, Wendy Chamberlin
Police Reform in Pakistan
Hassan Abbas, Aitzaz Ahsan, Arif Alikhan, Wendy Chamberlin
Police Reform in Pakistan
Hassan Abbas, Aitzaz Ahsan, Arif Alikhan, Wendy Chamberlin
Police Reform in Pakistan
Hassan Abbas, Aitzaz Ahsan, Arif Alikhan, Wendy Chamberlin
Introduction
Originally posted August 2010
