The Road to Economic Reform in Syria

Noted Syrian political and economic analyst Samir Seifan provides an overview and assessment of the first five years of President Bashar al-Assad's program for economic reform. Seifan also examines the forces for—and obstacles to—reform in Syria and outlines in detail how the regime's goal of transition to a "social market economy" might best be achieved.Contents:Foreword—R. Hinnebusch.The Reform Paradox in Syria—S. Seifan.A Model for a Social Market Economy in Syria—S. Seifan