Adeel Malik

Adeel Malik

Adeel Malik is Globe Fellow in the Economies of Muslim Societies and Associate Professor of Development Economics at the University of Oxford. He is the co-editor along with Ishac Diwan and Izak Atiyas of Crony Capitalism in the Middle East: Business and Politics Since Liberalization published by Oxford University Press in 2019.

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Lebanon

More money is not the answer to Lebanon's troubles

Any financial aid to Lebanon should be tied to a material commitment by its elites to undertake long-needed reforms.

More money is not the answer to Lebanon's troubles

Business & Economy

Why are Middle Eastern economies struggling to diversify?

Diversification of Middle Eastern economies is more a political than an economic challenge.

Why are Middle Eastern economies struggling to diversify?

Pakistan

How not taxing the rich got Pakistan into another fiscal crisis

And what is the solution?

How not taxing the rich got Pakistan into another fiscal crisis

Business & Economy

Can Saudi Arabia diversify its economy without an Aramco IPO?

Saudi Arabia's diversification effort will prove challenging with or without an Aramco IPO.

Can Saudi Arabia diversify its economy without an Aramco IPO?

Algeria

After the Arab Spring: creating economic commons

Despite favourable geography, Middle Eastern economies have not diversified or developed their private sectors.

After the Arab Spring: creating economic commons

US & Canada

Egypt: The More Things Change...

History has shown that elites share their power when faced with the prospect of losing it, as Egypt now shows.

Egypt: The More Things Change...

Business & Economy

The economics of the Arab Spring

The region's dependence on natural resources has prevented the emergence of a strong private sector.

The economics of the Arab Spring