The Middle East and North Africa is one of the least globally and regionally integrated regions in the world. Although it is home to 5.5 percent of the world's population and 3.9 percent of the world's gross domestic product, the region's share of nonoil world trade is only 1.8 percent. Today's policy makers face critical development challenges that have been brought to the forefront by the Arab Spring, which they can address by boosting growth, fostering diversification, and stimulating employment. This book summarises the constraints to and opportunities for deepening economic integration...
The Middle East and North Africa is one of the least globally and regionally integrated regions in the world. Although it is home to 5.5 percent of th...