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September 26, 2023, Opinion: "The world needs new strategies to close the divide between development aspirations and realities. In the absence of programs to help struggling…
October 2021, Paper: "In the past decade, economic performance has been low in most countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as they were hit first by the chaos that…
January 9, 2020, Opinion, "After years of maintaining a dysfunctional political economy based on sectarianism and rentierism, Lebanon's ruling elites are being confronted with…
2019, Book Chapter, "The paper is concerned about the future of state-business relations (SBRs) in the region, and about the potential for private sector growth. Can the new…
Crony Capitalism in the Middle East: Business and Politics from Liberalization to the Arab Spring. Ishac Diwan, June 2019, Book, "The popular uprisings in 2011 that overthrew Arab…
Is Oil Wealth Good for Private Sector Development? Melani Cammett, Ishac Diwan, 2019, Paper, "When do autocratic rulers in oil-producing countries support private sector…
Debunking myth: economic values in the Arab World through the prism of opinion polls. Ishac Diwan, June 2018, Paper, "Using World Value Survey opinion poll data, we empirically…
Pyramid Capitalism. Ishac Diwan, July 2015, Paper, "This paper uses an original database of 469 politically connected firms under the Mubarak regime in Egypt to explore…
Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt. Ishac Diwan, March 2015, Paper. "Using an original database of 469 politically connected firms under…
Business Models for Commercializing African Agriculture. Ishac Diwan, 2014, Paper. "This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of various business …