"Against a general assumption that the Arab northerners are more developed than countries south of the Sahara, the index shows that in overall terms the northerners lag slightly behind. North Africa generally scores well on economic criteria but badly on “participation” (ie, elections) and human rights." By the way, the New York Times did a story on Mo Ibrahim only after this piece appeared in the Economist. This is quite common by the way. The New York Times often do stories that were done by the Economist.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Arab North Africa
"Against a general assumption that the Arab northerners are more developed than countries south of the Sahara, the index shows that in overall terms the northerners lag slightly behind. North Africa generally scores well on economic criteria but badly on “participation” (ie, elections) and human rights." By the way, the New York Times did a story on Mo Ibrahim only after this piece appeared in the Economist. This is quite common by the way. The New York Times often do stories that were done by the Economist.
