Social Capabilities and Technology Capability: a comparative study of Arab countries and East-Asian economies
Abstract: This thesis argues that the reason behind the lack of sustained economic growth in the Middle East compared to East Asia lies in the technology gap between the two regions, and it attempts to find an explanation for it. Through an empirically supported narrative, the paper applies the social capability framework to explain the low level of technology capability in the Arab region. The research confirms a connection between the level of technology capability and the level of social capability in both regions, and it highlights how the technology gap in the Arab region coincides not only with substantial gaps when it comes to social capability, but also with poor and slow progress in social capability-related indicators.
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