Trade, investment, and development in the Middle East and North Africa : engaging with the World

By:

Das Gupta, Dipak; Nabli, Mustapha K.; Das Gupta, Dipak; World Bank

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: World Bank Washington 2003Description: xviii, 271p.: illustrations. 26 cm ; PbkISBN:

0821355740

Subject(s):

Africa, North Middle East Commerce Economic history International economic relations Investments, Foreign

DDC classification:

WB 330.956 TRA

Contents:

1. Shifting to New Sources of Growth -- 2. Missed Opportunities in Global Integration -- 3. Identifying the Barriers: Trade Policy, Investment Climate, and the Political Economy -- 4. Achieving the Gains from Economic Integration -- 5. Services: The Key to Integration -- 6. From Adversity to Opportunity: Agriculture, Trade, and Water 7. Speeding Integration through Regional Agreements.

Summary: Expanding trade and investment is vital for the Middles East and North Africa region. This title analyzes why the region has yet to tap fully into the rich stream of global commerce and investment--and the measures needed to do so, including improvements in the domestic investment climate and reforms in the policies of the region's trading partners.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	WB 330.956 TRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		40227

Mena Development Report
The main authors of this book ... are Dipak Dasgupta and Mustapha Kamel Nabli ... earlier versions of the book, background papers, and main themes were presented at sessions at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) meetings in Cairo in 2001 ... and the Arab Monetary Fund meeting ... in Abu Dhabi in 2003"--Page xvii.

1. Shifting to New Sources of Growth --
2. Missed Opportunities in Global Integration --
3. Identifying the Barriers: Trade Policy, Investment Climate, and the Political Economy --
4. Achieving the Gains from Economic Integration --
5. Services: The Key to Integration --
6. From Adversity to Opportunity: Agriculture, Trade, and Water
7. Speeding Integration through Regional Agreements.

Expanding trade and investment is vital for the Middles East and North Africa region. This title analyzes why the region has yet to tap fully into the rich stream of global commerce and investment--and the measures needed to do so, including improvements in the domestic investment climate and reforms in the policies of the region's trading partners.

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