Young generation awakening : economics, society, and policy on the eve of the Arab Spring / edited by Edward A. Sayre and Tarik M. Yousef.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Edward A. Sayre and Tarik M. Yousef -- Demographic transitions across the Middle East and North Africa / David Beck and Paul Dyer -- Schooling and learning in the Middle East and North Africa: the roles of the family and the state / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- Arab youth employment in the wake of the global financial crisis / Mona Said -- The effects of education and marriage on labor force participation of women in the Middle East and North Africa / Edward Sayre and Rana Hendy -- Gulf youth and the labor market / Paul Dyer and Samer Kherfi -- The role of social media in mobilizing political protest: evidence from the Tunisian revolution / Anita Breuer -- The political effects of changing public opinion in Egypt: a story of revolution / Ishac Diwan -- Days of rage and silence: explaining political action by Arab youth / Raj Desai, Anders Olofsgard, and Tarik Yousef -- A generation without work contracts: youth informality in Egypt / Ghada Barsoum -- Does labor law reform offer an opportunity for reducing Arab youth unemployment? / Jeff Nugent -- Exploring the impact of reforms to the Moroccan vocational education system: a policy analysis / Brahim Boubarbat and Daniel Egel -- After the Arab Spring: reform, innovation and the future of youth employment / Tarik Yousef and Edward Sayre.