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Fostering Equitable Development through Inclusive Growth

August 29, 2023
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Economy
Sectorial policies and structural transformation
Society
Inequality
MENA

In this conversation, Ms. Lina Khatib, the Director of SOAS University's Middle East Institute, delves deep into pressing regional issues. She highlights what policymakers can do to ensure the equitable distribution of economic development benefits and prevent any regression. Khatib also outlines immediate policy imperatives to foster a growth model for the Middle East that's sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. Furthermore, she sheds light on her perspective regarding the interplay between inclusion, growth, and macroeconomic stability in the region.

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Lina Khatib
Director, SOAS University Middle East Institute
Lina Khatib is an internationally renowned authority on the Middle East. Before becoming Director of the SOAS Middle East Institute, she directed policy research programs at some of the world’s leading policy institutes. She served as director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and was director of the Carnegie Middle East Center at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Prior to that she co-founded and led the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Before moving to Stanford, she lectured at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her work is firmly interdisciplinary, spanning the study and practice of international affairs, political transitions, and visual culture ...

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