Economic Challenges Facing Middle Eastern and North African Countries

ISBN-13: 9780333713990 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 266 str.

Shafik, Nemat

Opis

An authoritative analysis of economic performance in Middle Eastern and North African countries are presented by scholars in the region. The papers focus on the implications of changes in the world economy, in the role of the private sector, and in the need for human resource development. Country studies are presented for Egypt, the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.

Spis treści

List of Tables - List of Figures - Economic Challenges Facing Middle Eastern and North African Countries: An Overview; N.Shafik - PERSPECTIVES FROM THE MAGHREB - Adjustment, Strategic Planning, and the Moroccan Economy; B.Hamdouch - Competition Policies and Deregulation in Tunisia; M.H.Lahouel - PERSPECTIVES FROM THE MASHREQ - A Vision for Egypt in 2012; H.Handoussa & H.Kheir-El-Din - The State and the Private Sector in Jordan; T.H.Kanaan - The Palestinian Economy: Alternative Futures; G.Abed - Reconstructing Lebanon's Economy; G.Corm - Syria: Strategic Economic Issues; N.Sukkar - PERSPECTIVES FROM TURKEY, SUDAN, IRAN, AND THE GULF - Determinants of Economic Growth in Turkey; S.Togan - Sudan: Toward a Strategic Vision for Peace and Development; I.A.Elbadawi - Structural Adjustment and the Iranian Economy; M.Karshenas - Policies and Economic Potential in the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council; H.Askari, M.Bazzari & W.Tyler