Table of Contents
Foreword...... xvi
Preface...... xix
Acknowledgment...... xxv
Chapter 1 Decentralization in European and MENA Countries: Glue or Solvent?...... 1 Francois Vaillancourt, Universite de Montreal, Canada Richard M. Bird, University of Toronto, Canada
Chapter 2 MENA Region and the Possible Beginning of World System Reconfiguration...... 28 Leonid Efimovich Grinin, Russian Academy of Sciences Oriental Institute, Russia & National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia Andrey Korotayev, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia & Russian Academy of Sciences Oriental Institute, Russia
Chapter 3 Israel and the Arab Spring: An Involved Observer from the Sidelines...... 59 Eyal Zisser, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Chapter 4 Are Women in the MENA Region really that Different from Women in Europe? Globalization, Conservative Values, and Female Labor Market Participation...... 75 Justina A. V. Fischer, University of Mannheim, Germany Nursel Aydiner-Avsar, Gediz University, Turkey
Chapter 5 The Relation between Money and Happiness in MENA Countries...... 111 Hilal Yıldız, Kocaeli University, Turkey
Chapter 6 Health in MENA: Policies for Inclusive Development...... 125 Randa Alami, University of London, UK
Chapter 7 Education Inequalities and Human Capital Formation in MENA Region...... 151 Ebru Caglayan Akay, Marmara University, Turkey
Chapter 8 Financial Market Regulations in a Globalized World: Some Remarks for the MENA Region...... 180 Kemal Cebeci, Marmara University, Turkey Özkan Zülfüoğlu, Marmara University, Turkey
Chapter 9 Policies of Science, Technology, and Industry in the MENA Countries and Their Impact on National Competitiveness...... 199 Malek Jihène, University El Manar, Tunisia
Chapter 10 Economic and Political Factors Affecting Foreign Direct Investment in the MENA Region...... 221 Betül Gür, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey
Chapter 11 Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Political Economy, Aid, and Bargaining Power...... 246 Wiboon Kittilaksanawong, Saitama University, Japan Weiqi Dai, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, China
Chapter 12 Demographic Transition, Oil, and Institutions: Lessons from the Global Experience for Iran...... 261 Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Philipps-Universität Marburg, CNMS, Germany
Chapter 13 Identifying Effective Talent Management Policies and Practices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...... 292 Joana Vassilopoulou, University of Kent, UK Ahu Tatli, Queen Mary University London, UK Mustafa Ozbilgin, Brunel University London, UK Ashly H. Pinnington, The British University in Dubai, UAE Abdullah Mohammed Alshamsi, The British University in Dubai, UAE
Chapter 14 Review of Entrepreneurship Education in Europe, Middle East, North American Countries Compared to India...... 306 Raghubir Singh Chauhan, National Law University Jodhpur, India Rituparna Das, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
Chapter 15 The Effect of Cultural and Creative Industries on Economic Development of the Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Turkey and UAE...... 320 Gokce Dervisoglu Okandan, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Compilation of References...... 341
About the Contributors...... 378
Index...... 384