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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458264503321

Titolo

Catching up with the competition [[electronic resource] ] : trade opportunities and challenges for Arab countries / / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2000

ISBN

1-282-60489-9

9786612604898

0-472-02646-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Studies in international economics

Altri autori (Persone)

HoekmanBernard M. <1959->

ZarroukJamel <1950->

Disciplina

382/.0917/4927

Soggetti

Competition, International

Free trade - Arab countries

International trade

Electronic books.

Arab countries Commerce

Arab countries Commercial policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk; Part One: Where Does the Region Stand?; 1. Beyond the Year 2000: Implications of the Middle East's Recent Trade Performance / Alexander J. Yeats and Francis Ng; 2. Agricultural Trade and Rural Development in the Middle East and North Africa / Dean A. DeRosa; 3. Intra-Industry Trade of Arab Countries: An Indicator of Potential Competitiveness / Oleh Havrylyshyn and Peter Kunzel; Part Two: Quantifying the Gains from Liberalization

4. Assessing the Implications for Lebanon of Free Trade with the European Union / Will Martin5. A Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and a Representative Arab Mediterranean Country: A Quantitative Assessment / Thomas F. Rutherford, Elisabet E. Rutström, and David Tarr; 6. Rents, Red Tape, and Regionalism: Economic Effects



of Deeper Integration / Bernard Hoekman and Denise Konan; Part Three: Policy Challenges; 7. Enhancing Egypt's Exports / James H. Cassing, Samiha Fawzy, Denis Gallagher, and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din; 8. Regulatory Regimes and Trade Costs / Jamel Zarrouk

9. Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Lebanon / Keith E. MaskusPart Four: Institutional Options; 10. The Greater Arab Free Trade Area: Limits and Possibilities / Jamel Zarrouk; 11. Benefiting from WTO Accession and Membership / Bernard Hoekman and Jayanta Roy; Contributors; References