Knowledge Economy in the Arab World

This chapter introduces the content of the overall book and its relations to similar publications on the knowledge economy in Arab countries. It is composed of two major parts, where the first one is a synthesis of the publications realized up to 2013 with emphasis on the major economic and development issues facing the economies of the Arab world. The second part introduces the rationale of the book, the new areas investigated besides the methods used and the expected policy outcomes. This book places a major emphasis on the need to accelerate the implementation of new economic and social policies that are likely to be enhancing the contributions of the knowledge economy to a more inclusive economic growth and development.