Challenges of economic development in the Middle East and North Africa region
This book surveys major economic issues in the development of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since World War II. It presents a framework of analysis highlighting underlying continuities in the region's approach to issues of growth, management of oil and natural reso...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific Pub. Co.,
c2010.
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| Series: | World Scientific studies in international economics ;
v. 8. |
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/6762#t=toc |
Table of Contents:
- ch. 1. Is MENA exceptional? ch. 2. State formation, consolidation, and development, 1960s-1980s
- ch. 3. Toward greater use of markets and the global economy?
- ch. 4. Oil, OPEC, and the challenges of surplus management
- ch. 5. Water scarcity and agricultural policy in the MENA region
- ch. 6. Building a new future : development in the post-conflict context and post-disaster recovery
- ch. 7. Is the MENA region "open" for business?
- ch. 8. Making global integration work for MENA countries
- ch. 9. Are market disciplines sufficient? Industrial policy and technology transfer
- ch. 10. The keys to the future : human capital development in the MENA region
- ch. 11. Are MENA's labor markets the key to growth?
- ch. 12. Closing the poverty gap in MENA
- ch. 13. Development assistance and its effectiveness in MENA countries
- ch. 14. Pathways to future prosperity.