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1 online resource (xi, 486 pages) : illustrations |
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World Bank e-Library.
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Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Growth, reform, and governance. Long-term economic development challenges and prospects for the Arab countries / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Reform complementarities and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa / Mustapha Kamel Nabli and Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis -- After Argentina : was MENA right to be cautious? / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Restarting Arab economic reform / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Democracy for better governance and higher economic growth in the MENA region? / Mustapha K. Nabli and Carlos Silva-Jáuregui -- The political economy of industrial policy in the Middle East and North Africa / Mustapha K. Nabli [and others] -- Labor markets and human capital. The macroeconomics of labor market outcomes in MENA / Jennifer Keller and Mustapha K. Nabli -- Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century / Mustapha Nabli |
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Labor market reforms, growth, and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa / Pierre-Richard Agénor [and others] -- Economic reforms and people mobility for a more effective EU-MED partnership / Ishac Diwan [and others] -- Trade, competitiveness, and investment. Cruise control, shock absorbers, and traffic lights / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Trade, foreign direct investment, and development in the Middle East and North Africa / Farrukh Iqbal and Mustapha Kamel Nabli -- Making trade work for jobs / Dipak Dasgupta [and others] -- Exchange rate management within the Middle East and North Africa Region / Mustapha Nabli, Jennifer Keller, and Marie-Ange Véganzonès -- How does exchange rate policy affect manufactured exports in MENA countries / Mustapha Kamel Nabli and Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis -- Public infrastructure and private investment in the Middle East and North Africa / Pierre-Richard Agénor, Mustapha K. Nabli, and Tarik M. Yousef |
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Governance, institutions, and private investment / Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, and Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis |
| Summary |
The world's attention to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has often been dominated by headline issues: conflict, sanctions, political turmoil, and rising oil prices. Little of this international attention has considered the broad range of development challenges facing this diverse group of countries. Breaking the Barriers reflects the collected thinking of the World Bank's Office of the Chief Economist for the MENA Region on the long-term development challenges facing the region and the reform priorities and strategies for effectively meeting these challenges. It |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Economic development -- Political aspects -- Middle East
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Economic development -- Political aspects -- Africa, North
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Macroeconomics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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Macroéconomie.
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Réformes économiques.
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Développement économique.
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Marché du travail.
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Capital humain.
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Conditions économiques.
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Politique économique.
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Gouvernance.
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Investissements privés.
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Economic development -- Political aspects
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Macroeconomics
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Wirtschaftspolitik
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Política econômica -- Oriente médio.
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Política econômica -- África do norte.
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Oriente médio (condições econômicas)
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África do norte (condições econômicas)
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Desenvolvimento econômico (aspectos políticos) -- Oriente médio.
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Desenvolvimento econômico (aspectos políticos) -- África do norte.
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Macroeconomia.
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Ekonomisk utveckling -- politiska aspekter -- Mellanöstern.
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Ekonomisk utveckling -- politiska aspekter -- Nordafrika.
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Middle East -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86008065
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Africa, North -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001636
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Middle East -- Economic policy
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Africa, North -- Economic policy
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Maghreb.
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Afrique orientale.
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Moyen-Orient.
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North Africa
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Middle East
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Nordafrika
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Mittlerer Osten
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Nordafrika -- ekonomiska förhållanden.
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Mellanöstern -- ekonomiska förhållanden.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007047530 |
| ISBN |
9780821374160 |
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0821374168 |
