Syria: Domestic Political Stress and Globalization

(Data and Analysis Series)

The political and economic status quo identified with Hafiz al-Asad is coming under pressures of change. Eyal Zisser looks at succession, generational shifts in Syrian political, social and economic life, the role of the Islamic movement, and Syria's growing exposure to the forces of globalization. Paul Rivlin measures Syrian agriculture and manufacturing, economic reforms and demographic growth.