Arab Economic Integration Between Hope and Reality

Author/creator Galal, Ahmed, 1948- Editor
Other author Hoekman, Bernard 1959- Editor
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington : Brookings Institution Press
Description171 p. ill 23.000 x 015.000 cm.
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Summary Annotation Improving the economic performance of Arab countries is now more critical than ever. The region faces high population growth rates, rising unemployment, and modest economic growth coupled with increasingly intense competition from emerging markets in eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Meeting these challenges requires finding ways to overcome political obstacles that impede socially beneficial economic reforms. Despite fifty years of repeated attempts at Arab economic integration, the results in terms of intraregional trade and investment flows have been very modest. This book explains why and discusses possible ways forward. The authors draw especially on the success of the European Union to assess the scope of Arab economic integration as an instrument for narrowing the persistent gap between the region's economic potential and its performance.
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LCCN 2003000073
ISBN9780815730316
ISBN0815730314 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780815730316
Stock number00004445

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