Autore	Devlin Julia <1966->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (568 p.)
Disciplina	338.956
Collana	World Scientific studies in international economics
Soggetto topico	Economic development - Middle East Economic development - Africa, North
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-76024-6 9786612760242 981-279-345-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Is MENA exceptional? -- State formation, consolidation, and development, 1960s-1980s -- Toward greater use of markets and the global economy? -- Oil, OPEC, and the challenges of surplus management -- Water scarcity and agricultural policy in the MENA region -- Building a new future : development in the post-conflict context and post-disaster recovery -- Is the MENA region "open" for business? -- Making global integration work for MENA countries -- Are market disciplines sufficient? : industrial policy and technology transfer -- The keys to the future : human capital developments in the MENA region -- Are MENA's labor markets the key to growth? -- Closing the poverty gap in MENA -- Development assistance and its effectiveness in MENA countries -- Pathways to ensure prosperity.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455862603321

Autore	Devlin Julia <1966->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (568 p.)
Disciplina	338.956
Collana	World Scientific studies in international economics
Soggetto topico	Economic development - Middle East Economic development - Africa, North
ISBN	1-282-76024-6 9786612760242 981-279-345-3
Classificazione	QG 810
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Is MENA exceptional? -- State formation, consolidation, and development, 1960s-1980s -- Toward greater use of markets and the global economy? -- Oil, OPEC, and the challenges of surplus management -- Water scarcity and agricultural policy in the MENA region -- Building a new future : development in the post-conflict context and post-disaster recovery -- Is the MENA region "open" for business? -- Making global integration work for MENA countries -- Are market disciplines sufficient? : industrial policy and technology transfer -- The keys to the future : human capital developments in the MENA region -- Are MENA's labor markets the key to growth? -- Closing the poverty gap in MENA -- Development assistance and its effectiveness in MENA countries -- Pathways to ensure prosperity.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910816636403321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Nova Publishers, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (291 p.)
Disciplina	338.956
Altri autori (Persone)	EsfahaniHadi Salehi TunaGulcay
Collana	Politics and economics of the Middle East African Political, Economic, and Security Issues
Soggetto topico	Economic development - Middle East Economic development - Africa, North
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61324-919-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462582103321

Autore	Benhassine Najy
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (276 p.)
Disciplina	338.956/05
Collana	MENA development report
Soggetto topico	Economic development - Middle East Economic development - Africa, North Public-private sector cooperation - Middle East Public-private sector cooperation - Africa, North
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-42227-8 9786612422270 0-8213-7889-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Terms; Abbreviations; Overview; Figure 0.1 Stagnating Private Investment Rates; Figure 0.2 Lower Diversification of Exports; Figure 0.3 The Number of Regulatory Reforms Has Increased Recently in MENA Countries; Figure 0.4 Reform Episodes and Private Investment Response; Figure 0.5 Overall, the Business Environment in MENA Countries Looks "Average," as It Does in Many Fast-Growing Economies; Figure 0.6 Policy Uncertainty and the Unequal Implementation of Rules Are Leading Constraints to Businesses Figure 0.7 Perceptions about the Consistency and Predictability of Rules and Regulations as They Are Applied in MENA CountriesFigure 0.8 The Lasting Influence of the Business Elite and the Lack of Dynamism and Competition in the Private Sector; 1. Voices of Entrepreneurs-Stories of Success, Hope, and Challenge; Figure 1.1 Most MENA Economies Are Private Sector Based, 2005 and Previous Decades; Part I Private Sector Performance in the MENA Region: Explaining the Untapped Potential; Figure 2.1 Middle East and North Africa's Weak Growth in International Perspective Figure 2.2 Middle East and North Africa's Growth over the Long TermFigure 2.3 Contributions to the Growth of GDP in 2007-Insufficient Role for Exports; Figure 2.4 Private Investment as a Share of Total Investment; Figure 2.5 Private Investment as a Share of GDP, 1995-2006; Figure 2.6 Gross Private Investment, 1980-2006; Figure 2.7 Net FDI Flows as a Share of GDP, 1970-2005; Figure 2.8 Structure of Foreign Direct Investment, Cumulative 2000-07; Box 2.1 An Emerging Consensus on the Link between Export Diversification and Growth; Figure 2.9 Manufactured Exports to GDP, 1965-2006 Figure 2.10 Recent Export Growth among MENA's Resource-Poor, Labor-Abundant CountriesFigure 2.11 Technology Content of Exports: Medium- and High-Technology Exports; Figure 2.12 Number of Products Exported; Figure 2.13 Lower Diversification of Exports; Figure 2.14 Proportion of New Products in 2006 Export Basket; Figure 2.15 Total Factor Productivity: MENA Countries and Comparators; Figure 2.16 Labor Productivity: MENA Countries and Comparators; Figure 3.1 The Firm and Its Investment Climate Figure 3.2 The Firm and Its Investment Climate: Rules and Policies and the Institutions That Implement ThemFigure 4.1 Overall, the Business Environment in MENA Countries Looks "Average," as It Does in Many Fast-Growing Economies; Figure 4.2 The Number of Regulatory Reforms Has Increased Recently in MENA Countries; Figure 4.3 MENA Tariff Reductions Top Those of All Other Regions, 2000-07; Figure 4.4 Private Investment Has Been Rising; Figure 4.5 MENA Business Creation between 2002 and 2005 Leads the Developing World; Figure 4.6 Reform Episodes and Private Investment Response Figure 4.7 Private Investment's Response to More than a Decade of Reforms Has Been Relatively Weak, 1990 and 2006
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458195803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Place of publication not identified], : L'Harmattan, 2014
Soggetto topico	Economic development - Africa, North Economic History Business & Economics
ISBN	2-336-36218-X 2-336-71229-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	fre
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910153161203321