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Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim raises critical questions that have long concerned those of us who work in the field of education development in the Arab world. Whats the real state of education in the Arab world? To what extent have its documented shortcomings contributed to bringing down political stability in many countries in 2011, sending some of them into an uncertain future? Why have Arab countries been more reluctant than others to reform their education systems? And have the countries which made significant strides toward political accountability and citizen participation in 2011 become more likely to reform their education systems? [] Abdel-Moneim has the ability and the courage to combine many areas of knowledge to stimulate our thinking about these seemingly intractable questions. As demonstrated in this book, conventional educational and economic analyses are unlikely to succeed alone. If you are trying to understand the unique political and social contexts that influenced Arab education systems over time, you owe it to yourself to read this book.

Mourad Ezzine, Manager, World Bank Center for Mediterranean Integration

This book is a rare contribution to the issue of education reform in the Arab world. It makes the essential, often ignored, argument that the Arab Awakening is a direct result of the failure of policies in the region, including education policies, and that education reform will not work without due attention to democratization. It is a breath of fresh air that policymakers need to heed if they are serious about a better future for the Arab world.

Marwan Muasher, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace

A Political Economy of Arab
Education

The failure of reform policies in areas of critical importance to Arab populations such as health and education played a central role in igniting the Arab Awakening, yet this policy perspective has been largely absent from recent studies of the region. Arab regimes most reliant on repression to guarantee their survival were also those most vulnerable to mass politics. Where threats to regime survival have been limited, so have more meaningful reforms been possible, finding an alternative to political change through focusing on soft policy areas such as education.

A Political Economy of Arab Education offers a comprehensive analysis of K12 education systems in Arab countries, deepening understanding of their administrative structures and outcomes, and exploring how political considerations have impacted the ability of Arab regimes to engage in meaningful reform. Taking a unique comparative political economy perspective, it examines the reasons behind policy stagnation in Arab countries, addressing the effects of size, history, and political stability on the design and implementation of policies and administrative structures. Its informed analysis and comparison of education systems provides new insight into Arab regimes and highlights factors pulling them towards either stagnation or reform. Examining the sustainability of reforms and establishing the benefits of engaging in meaningful change, this book sheds light on why some regimes survived the Arab Spring while others crumbled and formulates convincing predictions on the potential for future regime change in the region.

This book will be of key interest to students and scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, International and Comparative Education, and Development Studies.

Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University, Egypt, and currently a Professorial Lecturer in the School of International Service at American University. His research focuses on comparative political economy, education reform, and political transition in the Middle East.

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A Political Economy of Arab Education

Policies and comparative perspectives

Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim

A Political Economy of Arab
Education

Policies and comparative perspectives

Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim

First published 2016
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Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed Alaa.
A political economy of Arab education : policies and comparative perspectives / Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim.
pages cm. (Routledge studies in Middle Eastern society)
1. Education and stateArab countries. 2. EducationPolitical aspects
Arab countries. 3. Education, ElementaryArab countries. 4. Education,
SecondaryArab countries. 5. Educational changeArab countries.
I. Title.
LC94.3.A24 2015

379.174927dc23

2015011542

ISBN: 978-1-138-82107-1 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-74349-3 (ebk)

Typeset in Times New Roman
by Wearset Ltd, Boldon, Tyne and Wear

To the Martyrs of the January 25th Revolution in Egypt,

To those who sacrificed for a better future for their children and grandchildren,

I dedicate this work.

Contents

3.2 Interests/incentives leading to memorization-based educational systems in Arab countries.

This work started back in 2008 during my doctoral program at American University in Washington, DC. At that time, I started to study administrative reform in Arab countries, and the stagnation in the region seemed to me like the calm before the storm. As I was getting ready to defend my dissertation in May 2010, the Arab Awakening was starting to bloom. As of 2014, the future seems unclear, and the dreams of 2010 were dashed on the rocks of authoritarianism and regional competition. But the fact remains that the Arab world has placed itself at the center of international attention, and the masses who took to the streets calling for a better future have changed our understanding of the region, and inspired people all over the world.

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