Overview
- Presents a critical review of the scope of policy issues in the MENA countries
- Examines the systems of social and public policies implemented in these countries
- Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of social policy with regard to improving the quality of life and well-being of people in the MENA region
Part of the book series: Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making (HWBRPM)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- Development of Social and Public Policies across MENA Countries
- Quality of Life in MENA Countries
- Arab and Non-Arab Countries
- Religious/Sectarian Based Community Services
- Economic Well-being in MENA Countries
- Health Well-being in MENA Countries
- Educational Well-being in MENA Countries
- Historical Context of the Quality of Life in MENA Countries
- Contemporary MENA Countries from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
- Interrelationships of Quality of Life Outcomes in MENA Countries
About this book
This book addresses the challenges threatening the quality of life and well-being of people living in the MENA region. It focuses on both internal / local and external / global drivers impacting their well-being particularly in the domains of economy, health, and education. Additionally, it presents a critical analysis to help readers understand the position that the MENA countries currently occupy in the world. Lastly, it provides policy analysts and decision makers with otherwise hard to obtain data and information related to socio-economic, cultural, demographic, technological, and political factors that have influenced the quality of life there.
Reviews
“This book is complete in its context and the contribution of the author has significant importance … . the scholars of the region will have the open opportunity and straight future direction to enhance the knowledge in this field.” (Rida Ali Khan and Saqib Hussain, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 161, 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
He has been awarded fellowships from various institutes including the Fulbright Program, the Ford Foundation, the Egyptian government, and the United Arab Emirates University. He is a member of Editorial Advisory Boards of the Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES), Muslims in Global Societies Series, Tabsir: Insight on Islam and the Middle East, and CyberOrient (Online Journal of the Middle). He is a member of the American Anthropological Association, the Middle Eastern Studies of North America, the American Academy of Religion, and the International Advisory Council of the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES). He has published eight books, over eighty papers in peer-reviewed and indexed journals, and over thirty book reviews.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Quality of Life and Policy Issues among the Middle East and North African Countries
Authors: el-Sayed el-Aswad
Series Title: Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00326-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00325-8Published: 12 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13103-6Published: 10 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00326-5Published: 21 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2522-5367
Series E-ISSN: 2522-5375
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 143
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quality of Life Research, Social Policy, Development Studies, Cultural Studies