03937nam 2200709Ia 450 991080879630332120240418114717.01-134-02376-61-281-93240-X97866119324040-203-88455-8(CKB)1000000000578226(EBL)401853(OCoLC)476211608(SSID)ssj0000205072(PQKBManifestationID)11199593(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205072(PQKBWorkID)10189617(PQKB)10186480(MiAaPQ)EBC401853(Au-PeEL)EBL401853(CaPaEBR)ebr10274137(CaONFJC)MIL193240(EXLCZ)99100000000057822620090403d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMonetary policy and central banking in the Middle East and North Africa /edited by David Cobham and Ghassan Dibeh1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY Routledge20091 online resource (266 p.)The Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-54173-5 0-415-47643-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I Central banking and monetary policy; 2 The political economy of central banking in the MENA region with special reference to Lebanon; 3 The degree of legal central bank independence in MENA countries: International comparisons and macroeconomic implications; 4 Monetary policy operations of debtor central banks in MENA countries; 5 Central bank independence in MENA transition economy: The experience of Algeria; 6 Inflation targeting and financial fragility in TunisiaPart II Monetary policy and exchange rate regimes7 Alternative exchange rate regimes for MENA countries: Gravity model estimates of the trade effects; 8 Exchange rate arrangements and price stability in MENA countries; 9 Exchange rate regimes for small countries: An application to the Maghreb countries; 10 Estimating central bank behaviour in emerging markets: The case of Turkey; 11 A common currency for Middle Eastern and North African countries?: Lessons from the European Monetary Union; IndexThis book examines monetary policy, central banking and exchange rate regimes in the Middle East and North Africa. Part I covers central banking and monetary policy, while Part II covers monetary policy and exchange rate regimes. Some chapters focus on the monetary frameworks of particular countries, including Lebanon, Algeria, Syria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Turkey, outlining the different systems operated in each case, considering their successes and failures, and discussing important issues such as government policy, macroeconomic performance, inflation and inflation targeting, central bankRoutledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series.Banks and banking, CentralAfrica, NorthBanks and banking, CentralMiddle EastMonetary policyAfrica, NorthMonetary policyMiddle EastBanks and banking, CentralBanks and banking, CentralMonetary policyMonetary policy339.5/30956339.530956Cobham David P124858Dibeh Ghassan1963-1600187MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808796303321Monetary policy and central banking in the Middle East and North Africa3923185UNINA