Yemen in the 1990s: From Unification to Economic Reform

Occasional Papers, May 3, 2002

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Bibliographic details

• Authors: Nada Choueiri, Klaus-Stefan Enders, Yuri V Sobolev, Jan Walliser, Sherwyn Williams
• Published: May 3, 2002
• Series: Occasional Papers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060425.084

Summary

• The 1990s saw the unification of the two Yemens into one nation and a burgeoning of the country's oil sector.
• The paper examines structural changes in the Yemeni economy resulting from unification, oil sector development, and other developments.
• It identifies the reforms needed to:
  • move the country toward rapid and sustainable growth,
  • effectively manage its oil wealth,
  • reduce widespread poverty.
• The paper addresses poverty reduction by providing background and drawing lessons from Yemen's adjustment experience to date.

Major themes and analytical focus

• Structural change in the Yemeni economy following unification and oil-sector expansion.
• Management and policy implications of oil wealth for macroeconomic and development outcomes.
• Assessment of Yemen's adjustment experience and lessons for poverty-reduction strategies.
• Identification of reform priorities aimed at stimulating sustainable growth and alleviating poverty.

Policy insights and reform priorities (as stated)

• Reforms needed to achieve rapid and sustainable growth.
• Reforms needed to effectively manage oil wealth.
• Reforms needed to reduce widespread poverty.
• Use of Yemen’s adjustment experience to inform poverty-reduction measures.