LEADER 03937nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910808796303321 005 20240418114717.0 010 $a1-134-02376-6 010 $a1-281-93240-X 010 $a9786611932404 010 $a0-203-88455-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000578226 035 $a(EBL)401853 035 $a(OCoLC)476211608 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000205072 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199593 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205072 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10189617 035 $a(PQKB)10186480 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC401853 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL401853 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10274137 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL193240 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578226 100 $a20090403d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMonetary policy and central banking in the Middle East and North Africa /$fedited by David Cobham and Ghassan Dibeh 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY $cRoutledge$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 225 1 $aThe Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-54173-5 311 $a0-415-47643-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 Tunisia 327 $aPart 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; Index 330 $aThis book examines monetary policy, central banking and exchange rate regimes in the Middle East and North Africa. Part I covers central banking and monetary policy, while Part II covers monetary policy and exchange rate regimes. Some chapters focus on the monetary frameworks of particular countries, including Lebanon, Algeria, Syria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Turkey, outlining the different systems operated in each case, considering their successes and failures, and discussing important issues such as government policy, macroeconomic performance, inflation and inflation targeting, central bank 410 0$aRoutledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series. 606 $aBanks and banking, Central$zAfrica, North 606 $aBanks and banking, Central$zMiddle East 606 $aMonetary policy$zAfrica, North 606 $aMonetary policy$zMiddle East 615 0$aBanks and banking, Central 615 0$aBanks and banking, Central 615 0$aMonetary policy 615 0$aMonetary policy 676 $a339.5/30956 676 $a339.530956 701 $aCobham$b David P$0124858 701 $aDibeh$b Ghassan$f1963-$01600187 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808796303321 996 $aMonetary policy and central banking in the Middle East and North Africa$93923185 997 $aUNINA