According to the UN development programme in 2002, the Middle East have witnessed high level of poverty, inequality, and gender gaps. All these factors have caused the Arab Spring. Although we have heard from the west about success stories of Egypt in terms of economic performance, according to the neo-liberal thinkers. However it has been argued that the rise of economy was due to the revolution. This statement can be questioned, as many left wings will argue that since introducing capitalism in Egypt has only bought benefits to the west, and the chaos and unstructured after the revolution cannot be ignored. This relates to the fact that due to the policy decisions taken in 2000s it has damaged Egypt, in terms of low and unstable economy which
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The Egypt regime were very keen on the structural adjustment programme, however this still wasn’t beneficial to the economy, and low GDP still existed and the rise of financial crisis had caused the citizens to become more aggressive. The regime had failed because it would only focus on foreign and domestic investments. Although the Nazif government solved one problem, it had created more problems. For instance, it had damaged the political base of the regimes, the growth of workers strike, sit-ins, and most importantly the slogan “no to selling Egypt. Moreover, 1.7 million workers took part in over 1,900 strikes in-between 2004-2008, and this figure had reached to thousands after the financial …show more content…
Firstly, the internal causes of the revolution was that Egypt had a massive income gap during Mubarak’s control, and this is the root cause of the Arab Spring. As I have mentioned that families live on $2 a day. The average per capita income in the country is $6,200. According to Korotayev and Zinkina, they argue that the revolution is one of the fastest growth of the world food prices, and “that definitely had influences on destabilization of Egyptian sociopolitical system.” The unemployment in the Arab region is a major source of economic insecurity. For instance, 24% of young people cannot find jobs. The unemployment of young remains high, and nothing has been able to change the situation and create new jobs. The political and human rights are important for any society. Most states have a high level of democracy and political rights, however the Arab region suffers from bad political system, laws, the lack of free elections, freedom of speech and religious
The Egypt regime were very keen on the structural adjustment programme, however this still wasn’t beneficial to the economy, and low GDP still existed and the rise of financial crisis had caused the citizens to become more aggressive. The regime had failed because it would only focus on foreign and domestic investments. Although the Nazif government solved one problem, it had created more problems. For instance, it had damaged the political base of the regimes, the growth of workers strike, sit-ins, and most importantly the slogan “no to selling Egypt. Moreover, 1.7 million workers took part in over 1,900 strikes in-between 2004-2008, and this figure had reached to thousands after the financial …show more content…
Firstly, the internal causes of the revolution was that Egypt had a massive income gap during Mubarak’s control, and this is the root cause of the Arab Spring. As I have mentioned that families live on $2 a day. The average per capita income in the country is $6,200. According to Korotayev and Zinkina, they argue that the revolution is one of the fastest growth of the world food prices, and “that definitely had influences on destabilization of Egyptian sociopolitical system.” The unemployment in the Arab region is a major source of economic insecurity. For instance, 24% of young people cannot find jobs. The unemployment of young remains high, and nothing has been able to change the situation and create new jobs. The political and human rights are important for any society. Most states have a high level of democracy and political rights, however the Arab region suffers from bad political system, laws, the lack of free elections, freedom of speech and religious