From political to economic awakening in the Arab world : the path of economic integration / / Jean-Pierre Chauffour

• Autore: Chauffour Jean-Pierre
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: pages cm
• Disciplina: 337.1/174927
• Soggetto topico: Investments, Foreign - Arab countries
• Soggetto geografico: Arab countries Foreign economic relations; Arab countries Commercial policy; Arab countries Commerce; Middle East Economic integration; Middle East Economic policy
• Note generali: "A Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Report for the Deauville Partnership."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Main Author; Abbreviations; Overview; 1 Introduction; Boxes; 1.1 How Does the Trade and FDI Engine Work?; Figures; 1.1 GDP per Capita Growth in Deauville Partnership Countries, 1981-2010; 1.2 Manufactures Exports as Share of Merchandise Exports in Deauville Partnership Countries, 1981-2010; 1.3 FDI Inflows as Share of GDP in Deauville Partnership Countries, 1996-2010; 1.4 Concentration Index of Merchandise Exports in Deauville Partnership Countries and Selected Comparators, 1995-2011 ; 1.5 Poverty Headcount Ratio at 1.25 per Day in Deauville Partnership Countries, 1991-20081.6 Gini Index in Deauville Partnership Countries, 1991-2008; 1.7 Unemployment as Share of the Labor Force in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, 1999-2008; 1.8 Share of Unemployed with Tertiary Education in Morocco and Tunisia, 1995-2005; 1.9 World Bank Governance Indicators for Deauville Partnership Countries, 1996-2010; 1.10 GDP per Capita in Deauville Partnership Countries and Turkey, 1980-2010; 1.2 The EU-Turkey Customs Union: A Model for Future Euro-Med Integration? ; 2 Adapting to a Changing Trade and FDI LandscapeA New International Context; 2.1 Increase in Trade Integration, 1985-2010, and South-South Trade, 1990-2009; The Trade and FDI Landscape in Partnership Countries; 2.2 Evolution of Regional Shares of Global Exports, 1988-2008; 2.3 Growth of Non-Oil Merchandise Exports in Value Terms by Types of Margin, Selected World Regions, 1998-2008; 2.4 Export Share by Destination (Excluding Oil) for Maghreb and Mashreq Countries, 2000 and 2007; 2.1 PTAs Involving the Arab World; B2.1.1 The Network of MENA Regional Agreements ; 2.5 Distribution of MENA Trade by Region, 1998 and 2008Tables; 2.1 Direction of Trade: Deauville Partnership Countries' Exports to and Imports from Selected Countries, 2000 and 2008; 2.6 Export Coverage of Imports and Share of Exports in Total Trade of Deauville Partnership Countries, 1996-2010; 2.2 Growth of Goods and Services Trade in Deauville Partnership Countries, 1996-2010; 2.7 Non-Oil Export Performance Relative to Potential, MENA Countries and Selected Comparators, 1998-2007; 2.2 Have the Export Baskets of the Partnership Countries Diversified Toward Higher-Value-Added Goods? ; B2.2.1 Productivity Content of Exports (EXPY) from Deauville Partnership Countries and East Asian Comparators, 1980-20082.8 Index of Export Market Penetration in Tunisia, Morocco, and Selected Comparators, 1999 and 2008; 2.9 FDI in MENA Countries, 1990-2010; 2.10 Growth in Oil Prices and FDI Inflows to MENA, 1992-2010; 2.11 FDI Inflows and FDI-Related Jobs in MENA, by Sector, 2003-11; 2.12 Greenfield FDI Inflows to Deauville Partnership Countries as Shares of Total, 2003-11; 2.13 FDI-Related Jobs in MENA Countries, 2003-11; 2.3 Top Investors in Deauville Partnership Countries ; 2.3 Trade and Investment Promotion, a Cornerstone of Partnership Countries' Action Plans
• Sommario/riassunto: The popular grievances that have fueled the Arab Spring since 2010 demonstrate that past development paradigms have failed to achieve the inclusive and sustainable growth expected by Arab populations. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have failed to develop a strong private sector that is linked with global markets, survives without state assistance, and generates productive employment for young people. One key symptom of this maldevelopment is that, with the exception of the petroleum sector, MENA remains the least trade-integrated region in the world. The Deauville
• Titolo autorizzato: From political to economic awakening in the Arab world
• ISBN: 1-283-94156-2; 0-8213-9670-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828675803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.