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988912
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b743282
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Nabli, Mustapha K.
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Breaking the barriers to higher economic growth : : better governance and deeper reforms in the Middle East and North Africa.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: World Bank,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xi, 486 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0821374168
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: 9780821374160
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082137415X
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9780821374153
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Governance, institutions, and private investment / Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, and Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis.
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Labor market reforms, growth, and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa / Pierre-Richard Agénor [and others] -- Economic reforms and people mobility for a more effective EU-MED partnership / Ishac Diwan [and others] -- Trade, competitiveness, and investment. Cruise control, shock absorbers, and traffic lights / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Trade, foreign direct investment, and development in the Middle East and North Africa / Farrukh Iqbal and Mustapha Kamel Nabli -- Making trade work for jobs / Dipak Dasgupta [and others] -- Exchange rate management within the Middle East and North Africa Region / Mustapha Nabli, Jennifer Keller, and Marie-Ange Véganzonès -- How does exchange rate policy affect manufactured exports in MENA countries / Mustapha Kamel Nabli and Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis -- Public infrastructure and private investment in the Middle East and North Africa / Pierre-Richard Agénor, Mustapha K. Nabli, and Tarik M. Yousef.
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Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Growth, reform, and governance. Long-term economic development challenges and prospects for the Arab countries / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Reform complementarities and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa / Mustapha Kamel Nabli and Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis -- After Argentina : was MENA right to be cautious? / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Restarting Arab economic reform / Mustapha K. Nabli -- Democracy for better governance and higher economic growth in the MENA region? / Mustapha K. Nabli and Carlos Silva-Jáuregui -- The political economy of industrial policy in the Middle East and North Africa / Mustapha K. Nabli [and others] -- Labor markets and human capital. The macroeconomics of labor market outcomes in MENA / Jennifer Keller and Mustapha K. Nabli -- Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century / Mustapha Nabli.
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| Abstract
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The world's attention to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has often been dominated by headline issues: conflict, sanctions, political turmoil, and rising oil prices. Little of this international attention has considered the broad range of development challenges facing this diverse group of countries. Breaking the Barriers reflects the collected thinking of the World Bank's Office of the Chief Economist for the MENA Region on the long-term development challenges facing the region and the reform priorities and strategies for effectively meeting these challenges. It.
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Economic development-- Political aspects-- Africa, North.
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Economic development-- Political aspects-- Middle East.
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Macroeconomics.
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Développement économique-- Aspect politique-- Afrique du Nord.
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Développement économique-- Aspect politique-- Moyen-Orient.
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Macroéconomie.
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África do norte (condições econômicas)
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Government Business.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
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Capital humain.
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Conditions économiques.
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Desenvolvimento econômico (aspectos políticos)-- África do norte.
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Desenvolvimento econômico (aspectos políticos)-- Oriente médio.
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Développement économique.
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Economic development-- Political aspects.
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Economic history.
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Economic policy.
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Ekonomisk utveckling-- politiska aspekter-- Mellanöstern.
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Ekonomisk utveckling-- politiska aspekter-- Nordafrika.
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Gouvernance.
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Investissements privés.
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Macroeconomia.
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Macroeconomics.
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Macroéconomie.
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Marché du travail.
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Oriente médio (condições econômicas)
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Política econômica-- África do norte.
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Política econômica-- Oriente médio.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.
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Politique économique.
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Réformes économiques.
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Wirtschaftspolitik
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Africa, North, Economic conditions.
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Africa, North, Economic policy.
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Middle East, Economic conditions.
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Middle East, Economic policy.
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Afrique du Nord, Conditions économiques.
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Afrique du Nord, Politique économique.
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Moyen-Orient, Conditions économiques.
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Moyen-Orient, Politique économique.
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Afrique orientale.
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Maghreb.
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Mellanöstern, ekonomiska förhållanden.
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Middle East.
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Mittlerer Osten
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Moyen-Orient.
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Nordafrika
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Nordafrika, ekonomiska förhållanden.
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North Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.956
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| LC Classification
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HC415.15.N28 2007
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