LEADER 05402nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910824685803321 005 20240410142007.0 010 $a1-280-85000-0 010 $a9786610850006 010 $a1-55250-310-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000344029 035 $a(EBL)3248123 035 $a(OCoLC)923767365 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000236431 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191657 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236431 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10174094 035 $a(PQKB)11170055 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL295156 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10176376 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL85000 035 $a(OCoLC)70862556 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/ppp8tc 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/405995 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC295156 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3248123 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000344029 100 $a20010306d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aResearch for development in the Middle East and North Africa$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Eglal Rached and Dina Craissati 210 $aOttawa $cInternational Development Research Centre$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (293 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-88936-930-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Opening Address; Introduction; R&D and S&T in MENA; MENA's critical development crises; MENA's solid potentials; A modest contribution; PART I. Workshop papers; Keynote Address to the Workshop; Chapter 1. An Emerging Agenda for Development in the Middle East and North Africa; Introduction: Scope and methodology; Section 1: The Middle East and North Africa in the global context; Section 2: Emerging issues in development research; Bibliography; Chapter 2. Science and Research for Development in the Arab Region; Introduction; The region's human condition: the challenge 327 $aThe state of science in the Arab region An attempt at understanding; What needs to happen?; Bibliography; Annex: Statistical tables; Chapter 3. Arab Social-Science Research in the 1990's and Beyond: Issues, Trends, and Priorities; Introduction; Major Arab debates of the 1990's; Assessment of Arab social-science research; List of social-science research centers consulted for this paper; Bibliography; Chapter 4. The Research Environment in Egypt; Introduction; The institutional setup in Egypt; The research funding; The research personnel; The research product; Bibliography 327 $aChapter 5. The Development Research Environment in Morocco: Situation and Prospects Introduction; Evaluation of current resources; Diagnosis and prospects; Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 6. Science for Policy and Development: Discussion Notes from the Workshop; The political environment; Institutionalization of the research environment; Relevance of research topics to policy making and development; Research quality; Data availability and dissemination; PART II. The R&D Environment in the MENA; Chapter 7. Social and Economic Development 327 $a1. Socioeconomic development in the Arab world: challenges for the next century 2. The politics of MSME development in the Middle East and North Africa; 3. Change and the transition to democracy: issues in the Moroccan context; 4. IDRC current programming concerning employment and socioeconomic development in the region; 5. Discussion notes; Chapter 8. Natural Resource Management; 1. MENA: Environmental issues; 2. IDRC current programming in environment and natural resources management in the region; 3. Discussion notes; Chapter 9. Information and Communication Technologies 327 $a1. Information and telecommunication technologies in the MENA 2. IDRC current programming in information and communication technologies; 3. IDRC's Acacia program; 4. Discussion notes; PART III. Conclusion; Chapter 10. Toward a more Qualified and Pertinent Research Agenda; Narrowing the gap between research and policy: research on knowledge systems; Sectors of development intervention in the Arab region; Editors and Contributing Authors; Workshop Participants 330 $aWith a population of more than 250 million and a notable strategic position between the North and the South, the Arab region constitutes a distinct region of the developing world. Its future development is a matter of crucial importance to the world. Unfortunately, however, the research environment in the Middle East and North Africa is not conducive to producing, accessing, or using development-related knowledge. 606 $aEconomic development$xResearch$zMiddle East 606 $aEconomic development$xResearch$zAfrica, North 607 $aMiddle East$xEconomic conditions$xResearch 607 $aAfrica, North$xEconomic conditions$xResearch 615 0$aEconomic development$xResearch 615 0$aEconomic development$xResearch 676 $a338.956/007/2 701 $aRached$b Eglal$0922146 701 $aCraissati$b Dina$01639551 712 02$aInternational Development Research Centre (Canada) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824685803321 996 $aResearch for development in the Middle East and North Africa$93982600 997 $aUNINA