Revista de Pesquisa de Economia

Tackling Poverty and Inequality in the MENA Region

Joanna Kazzi, Thea Hardan

 In the midst of the Arab uprisings on one hand, and the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic on the other, exposed the frail social welfare framework needed to tackle poverty and inequality in the MENA region. This paper investigates the types of reforms needed to tackle poverty and inequality in the MENA region.