arab human development report

Taxing questions about democracy in the Middle East

In the Middle East, there appears to be a link between autocracy and low taxes. Would higher taxation lead to greater representation or repression?

Outsiders are more likely to associate Palestine with statehood-pending than patent-pending, but innovation is crucial to building a better future.

Although designed to instil loyalty to the regime, Egyptian schools have been breeding grounds for rebellion and revolt.

As we approach the 50th anniversary of independence, how successful has Congo’s post-colonial experience been?

The Arab world no longer dismisses environmentalism as a western luxury and is gradually awakening to the massive environmental challenges.

A UN report has reignited the controversy over who is to blame for the sorry state of the Arab world: Arabs or the West?

The bumpy road to innovation in the Arab world is paved with good inventions that never see the light of day.