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Initial Conditions and Incentives for Arab Economic Integration : Can the European Community's Success be Emulated?

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dc.contributor.authorMesserlin, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorHoekman, Bernard
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-01T20:09:52Z
dc.date.available2014-08-01T20:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2002-10
dc.description.abstractThe authors compare the European Community's "trade fundamentals" prevailing in the 1960s with those applying in Arab countries today. The fundamentals differ significantly-Arab countries trade much less with each other than EC members did, and the importance of such trade in GDP varies greatly. This suggests that a viable Arab integration strategy must follow a path that differs from the preferential trade liberalization-led approach implemented by the European Community. An alternative is to complement long-standing attempts to liberalize merchandise trade with an effort that revolves around service sector reforms and liberalization. This may prove to be an effective mechanism to support reforms as, in principle, there is a major constituency in each Arab country that has an interest in improving the performance of services-the natural resource-based and manufacturing sectors. A key condition for such an approach to be feasible is that Arab cooperation helps overcome political economy resistance to national, unilateral action, or, generates direct gains from cooperation in specific policy areas. The EC experience suggests that a services-based integration strategy will be complex and must be carefully designed and sequenced. Given the importance of services-related trade and logistics transactions costs, a first step might focus on bringing such costs down through a concerted joint effort.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2050411/initial-conditions-incentives-arab-economic-integration-can-european-communitys-success-emulated
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19233
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2921
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBORDER MERGERS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCARTEL
dc.subjectCARTELS
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMMON TARIFF
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCREDIBLE TARIFF REMOVAL
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INTERESTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC REFORMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC REGULATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMMUNITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POWER
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROCESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SIZE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELIMINATION OF TARIFFS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICY
dc.subjectEXCESS SUPPLY
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARES
dc.subjectEXPORT STRUCTURE
dc.subjectEXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE POLICY
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOREIGN POLICY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AREA
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectHIGH TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORT BARRIERS
dc.subjectIMPORT PRICES
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRY TRADE
dc.subjectINTEREST GROUPS
dc.subjectINTERNAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
dc.subjectLOW TARIFFS
dc.subjectMARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectMARKET SEGMENTING
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SIZE
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRY
dc.subjectMEMBER STATE
dc.subjectMEMBER STATES
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE TRADE
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATING
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION
dc.subjectMUTUAL TRADE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LAWS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EXPORTERS
dc.subjectOIL PRICE
dc.subjectOIL SECTOR
dc.subjectPARTNER COUNTRY
dc.subjectPOLICY HARMONIZATION
dc.subjectPOLICY INTEGRATION
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL BASIS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectPRICE SUPPORTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROCESS OF INTEGRATION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCT CATEGORIES
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subjectPROFIT MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST POLICIES
dc.subjectPROTECTIVE TARIFFS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subjectRATES OF PROTECTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGULATORY AREAS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ISSUES
dc.subjectREGULATORY OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectRESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY COSTS
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectTARIFF LINES
dc.subjectTARIFF SCHEDULE
dc.subjectTARIFF SCHEDULES
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DEPENDENCE
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOW
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE INTENSITY
dc.subjectTRADE INTENSITY INDICES
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION PERIODS
dc.subjectUNILATERAL ACTION
dc.subjectVALUE OF TRADE
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRADE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.subjectWORLD PRICES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.titleInitial Conditions and Incentives for Arab Economic Integration : Can the European Community's Success be Emulated?en
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2050411/initial-conditions-incentives-arab-economic-integration-can-european-communitys-success-emulated
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2921
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2050411
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.region.geographicalEuropean Union
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicPayment Systems and Infrastructure
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitTrade, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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