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UNINA9910451308803321 |
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Titolo |
Arab economic integration [[electronic resource] ] : between hope and reality / / Ahmed Galal, Bernard Hoekman, editors |
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Cairo, : Egyptian Center for Economic Studies |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (181 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GalalAhmed <1948-> |
HoekmanBernard M. <1959-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arab cooperation |
Electronic books. |
Arab countries Economic conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Between hope and reality : an overview of Arab economic integration / Ahmed Galal and Bernard Hoekman -- The economics and politics of Arab economic integration / Samiha Fawzy -- Egypt's export puzzle / Ahmed Galal and Samiha Fawzy -- A survey of barriers to trade and investment in Arab countries / Jamel Zarrouk -- Alternative paths to prosperity : economic integration among Arab countries / Denise Eby Konan -- Initial conditions and incentives for Arab economic integration : can the European Community's success be emulated? / Bernard Hoekman and Patrick Messerlin -- What can Arab countries learn from Europe? an institutional analysis / L. Alan Winters. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A Brookings Institution Press and the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) publication Improving the economic performance of Arab countries is now more critical than ever. The region faces high population growth rates, rising unemployment, and modest economic growth coupled with increasingly intense competition from emerging markets in eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Meeting these challenges requires finding ways to overcome political obstacles that impede socially beneficial economic reforms. Despite fifty years of repeated attempts at Arab economic integration, the results in |
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