Young generation awakening economics, society, and policy on the Eve of the Arab Spring.

Original examination of newly available micro level data sets on socioeconomic conditions of youth.

Comprehensive analysis of the role of grievances in fomenting the Arab Spring uprisings.

Ties the growing crisis of refugees in the Middle East and Europe to the political events that began with the Arab Spring.

Promotes controversial thesis that socioeconomic conditions---as opposed to political repression, religious extremism, and violence---were central to the development of the Arab Spring events.

Edited by Edward A. Sayre and Tarik M. Yousef.

ISBN 978-0-190-22461-5