Arab Human Development Report 2004 Towards Freedom in the Arab World

"This is one of the finest U.N. products under Kofi Annan. . . . (It) focuses on 'the acute deficit of freedom and good governance' in the Arab world. It underscores how much Arab peoples crave, and need, freedom and good governmentas much any other people. Read this report and you'll also understand why part of every Arab hates the U.S. invasion of Iraqand why another part is praying that it succeeds."Thomas Friedman, Op-Ed columnist for New York Times "A taut 17-page executive summary provides the highlights, but many will wish to ponder the entire report: it is an impressive presentation of the Arab political condition."Foreign AffairsJamal, Zahir is the author of 'Arab Human Development Report 2004 Towards Freedom in the Arab World' with ISBN 9780804751841 and ISBN 0804751846.