A teenage boy scavenging through garbage cans in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Photo: Reuters/Elisa Gestri Citizens of several Arab countries have lost confidence in the ability of democratic rule to deliver economic stability, according to a new survey published by a Middle East research network. The Arab Barometer — a project housed at Princeton University — found that more than half of the respondents in the countries surveyed for its latest report agreed with the statement that “the economy is weak under a democratic system.” In every country surveyed, more than half also said they either agreed or strongly agreed...