They know full well that their popularity can be sustained only if they are able to deliver growth, employment, and higher living standards. This would be a difficult challenge under any circumstances – and is all the more daunting against the backdrop of the Arab Spring’s destabilization of the economic systems across the Middle East and North Africa.
阿拉伯新领导人——从伊斯兰主义者到摇身一变的旧体制官员——敏锐地意识到国家需要改善经济前景。他们十分清楚，只有拿出增长、就业和更高生活水平才能维持自己的支持度。这在任何环境下都是一项艰巨的挑战，而在整个中东和北非的经济制度因阿拉伯之春而摇摇欲坠的背景下，要获得这样的成绩尤为艰难。