Riforme economiche e processo di democratizzazione nei Paesi arabi durante l'ultimo decennio

Economic Reforms and the Process of Democratisation in the Arab Countries during the last decade
The article discusses the recent economic developments of countries located in the Mediterranean basin in the aftermath of the Barcelona Declaration (November 1995), which established the Euro-med Partnership. The Declaration represented the first coherent and shared attempt of integration with the European Union countries. In this respect, our contribution focuses on: (I) evaluating the Mediterranean country economic progresses, by means of a comparison with the experiences of other emerging economies, like the Asian developing countries and the Accession countries; (II) singling out the most relevant institutional reforms that these countries are undertaking in order to grasp the benefits of the integration with advanced economies. The article concludes that the Euro-med partnership has.