"The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, rich in hydrocarbons, has experienced both prosperity and challenges due to its vast oil and gas reserves. The region holds more than half of the world’s oil reserves and 40 percent of its gas reserves. While these resources have propelled some countries to high-income status and supported regional economic growth through jobs, remittances, and investments, they have also been associated with economic instability and overreliance on a narrow range of commodity exports, as well as resource contests and conflict. ""Prosperity Unearthed: Wealth-Sharing Mechanisms for Peace and Equitable Growth in the Middle East and North Africa"" delves into the varying development outcomes and wealth-sharing practices in the MENA region and proposes strategies for fostering inclusive prosperity and peace.
The book examines wealth sharing through three lenses: time, space, and fragility and conflict. It assesses how policymakers have managed resource distribution over time (savi
