This study is the first complete analysis of social upheaval in Yugoslavia in the 1980s, especially on the groundswell of organized labor resistance that emerged in resistance to rapid economic transformation. This study introduces a new data source on "events of labor unrest" (…
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This dissertation is an ambitious project that assesses the role of total factor productivity, human capital, knowledge, ideas, and technology in the growth path of Egypt. The first and second chapters present the domestic and open macro variables of the Egyptian economy as nece…
Nigeria emerged from the colonial era in 1960 with great economic promise and potential. The country's economic situation was comparable to many East Asian countries, most notably Indonesia, in terms of population, income per capita, and natural resources. Nigeria discovered vas…
The question of the impact of privatizations on the process of democratization remains untouched in the political science literature. One of the best ways to study the linkages between privatizations and democratization is to analyze the changes in the group of society most affe…
The Asian economic crisis has reinforced the importance of efficient financial markets for sustained real investment and economic growth, yet there is still limited empirical research on the effects of the deregulation of financial markets on the firm's investment decisions. The…
This study aims to explore implementations of privatization in Turkey in the context of neo-liberal restructuring of the world economy. To provide inside viewpoints, 37 interviews were conducted with respondents who were working for energy- (electricity) related public organizat…
The economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) suffered from major structural problems during the last two decades. Massive subsidies, inefficient industries, and the lack of a fully developed free-market system all hampered the ability of the Kingdom to pull itself out of its…
