LEADER 05953oam 22008415 450 001 9910955606103321 005 20240313112356.0 010 $a9781283889452 010 $a1283889455 010 $a9780821397299 010 $a082139729X 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9726-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000707599 035 $a(EBL)1103999 035 $a(OCoLC)811524111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000785320 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12280209 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000785320 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10793923 035 $a(PQKB)10362970 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16033692 035 $a(PQKB)20831657 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1103999 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1103999 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10796134 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420195 035 $a(The World Bank)17477906 035 $a(US-djbf)17477906 035 $a(Perlego)1484056 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000707599 100 $a20120927d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRegional economic integration in the Middle East and North Africa : $ebeyond trade reform /$fMustapha Rouis and Steven R. Tabor 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d2012. 215 $apages cm 225 0 $aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780821397268 311 08$a0821397265 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 MENA's Export Share in the World of Nonfuel Goods and Services; O.2 Share of Exports within Regions; O.3 Change in PTA Volume of Trade; Chapter 1 Why Economic Integration Matters: Potential Gains and Challenges; The Case for Economic Integration; Boxes; 1.1 ASEAN-A Model of Open Regionalism; References; Chapter 2 Regional Integration through Trade in Goods; Trade Performance; 2.1 Export Share by Destination (Excluding Oil) 327 $a2.2 Concentration and Diversification Indices of Export Products in MENA2.1 Moving Up the Technological Ladder in Exports-The Cases of Jordan and Tunisia; Barriers to Trade in Goods Have Been Reduced to Some Extent; 2.3 Tariff-only Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI_T) by Region, 2009; Policy Recommendations; 2.4 Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) by Region, 2009; Tables; 2.1 Trading across MENA Borders; 2.5 LPI Scores in MENA versus Other Regions; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Regional Integration through Trade in Services; Services Trade Performance 327 $a3.1 Services Value-Added Growth Is Positively Correlated with Per-Capita GDP Growth in MENA3.2 Export Composition; 3.1 Net Remittance Flows (current US millions); Impediments to the Services Trade; 3.1 Case Studies on Services Sector Liberalization; 3.3 Restrictiveness of Services Trade Policies and Share of Services in GDP, GCC, and Other Regions; 3.4 Logistics Performance among Arab World Subregions; Regional Trade Agreements and Service Flows; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Cross-Border Infrastructure: Building Backbone Services 327 $aThe Transport Sector-Extensive but Often Deficient Networks4.1 Time and Cost Data for MENA Import and Export Container Movements; The Power Sector-Initiatives Underway to Interconnect Electricity Networks; 4.1 Priority Policy and Institutional Reforms in the MENA Region; 4.2 Potential Transmission and Interconnection Lines; Information and Communications Technology; 4.2 Regional TNO Groups' Subsidiaries and Subscriber Outreach Abroad; 4.3 Competition in MENA's Fixed Infrastructure and Mobile Markets; 4.3 The IT-BPO Industry as a New Opportunity in the MENA Region; Notes; References 327 $aChapter 5 Trade Facilitation and LogisticsHigh Trade Costs and Low Logistics Performance; 5.1 Bilateral Trade Costs for Industrial Products; 5.1 Trade Costs for Manufactured and Agricultural Goods, Maghreb and Selected European Countries; Main Logistics Issues across the MENA Region; 5.2 Logistics Performance and Shipping Connectivity; Capacity Building Projects; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Preferential Trade Agreements; PTA Implementation-A Lot More Can Be Done; PTA Impact-Mixed Effects; 6.1 Implementation of Preferential Trade Agreements for Development 327 $a6.1 GCC Tariff Rates, 2010 330 $aMENA is one of the least globally and regionally integrated regions in the world. Though home to 5.5 percent of the world's population and 3.9 percent of the world's GDP, the region's share of nonoil world trade is only 1.8 percent. Deep economic integration could help policy makers address the critical development challenges that have been brought to the forefront by the Arab Spring by boosting growth, fostering diversification, and stimulating employment. The level of tariff protection vis-a?-vis the rest of the world remains high by international standards, particularly in North Africa. 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