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Trade, Investment and Development in the Middle East and North Africa : Engaging with the World

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2013-08-16T15:40:48Z
dc.date.available 2013-08-16T15:40:48Z
dc.date.issued 2003
dc.description.abstract The book describes why expanding trade, and investment is vital for the Middle East and North Africa region. The greatest economic challenge is to create enough jobs for its rapidly growing labor force, which is increasingly young, and educated, to ward off threats to social, and political stability, inherent in high unemployment rates. This effort requires higher, and more sustainable, economic growth than has been achieved in the past two decades. Expanding trade, and private investment offers the best hope. The potential is enormous, given the region's human resources, skills, location, and opportunities. The book also analyzes why the region has yet to tap fully into the rich stream of global commerce, and investment - and the measures needed to do so, including improvements in the domestic investment climate, and reforms in the policies of the region's trading partners. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2519543/trade-investment-development-middle-east-north-africa-engaging-world
dc.identifier.isbn 0-8213-5574-0
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15116
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries MENA Development Report;
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ACCESSION AGREEMENTS
dc.subject AGREEMENT ON TRADE
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject BORDER TRADE
dc.subject COMMON STANDARDS
dc.subject COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subject CONSUMERS
dc.subject CPI
dc.subject CUSTOMS
dc.subject CUSTOMS UNION
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject DOMESTIC INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject DOMESTIC LABOR
dc.subject DOMESTIC REFORMS
dc.subject DOMESTIC SUBSIDIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject ECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC RELATIONS
dc.subject ECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject EXPANDING TRADE
dc.subject EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject EXPORT MARKETS
dc.subject EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject EXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject EXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subject EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subject EXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subject EXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject EXPORT-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES
dc.subject EXPORTERS
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subject FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOR
dc.subject FREE TRADE
dc.subject FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject FREE TRADE AREA
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GLOBAL COMMERCE
dc.subject GLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject GLOBAL MARKET
dc.subject GLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subject GLOBAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
dc.subject GLOBAL WELFARE
dc.subject GNP
dc.subject GRAVITY MODELS
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subject IMPORT QUOTAS
dc.subject IMPORT TARIFF
dc.subject IMPORT TAXES
dc.subject IMPORTS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject INDUSTRY TRADE
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INTEGRATING COUNTRIES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INTRAINDUSTRY TRADE
dc.subject INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject INVESTMENT FLOWS
dc.subject INVESTMENT REFORMS
dc.subject INVESTMENT RESPONSE
dc.subject LABOR COSTS
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LABOR SERVICES
dc.subject LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject LIBERALIZING SERVICES
dc.subject LIBERALIZING TRADE
dc.subject LOWERING PROTECTION
dc.subject MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject MARKET SHARE
dc.subject MARKET SHARES
dc.subject MERCHANDISE TRADE
dc.subject MONOPOLIES
dc.subject NATIONAL ECONOMIES
dc.subject NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject NONTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject OIL PRICES
dc.subject OIL REVENUES
dc.subject OPEC
dc.subject OPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subject OPEN TRADE
dc.subject OPENNESS
dc.subject ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subject PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject PER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subject POLICY REFORMS
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM
dc.subject PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRODUCERS
dc.subject PRODUCTION CHAINS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE
dc.subject PROTECTION RATES
dc.subject PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
dc.subject REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject REGULATORY REFORM
dc.subject RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject SAFETY NETS
dc.subject SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subject SPECIALIZATION
dc.subject STRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subject SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS
dc.subject TARIFF RATES
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject TOURISM
dc.subject TRADE
dc.subject TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject TRADE CLASSIFICATION
dc.subject TRADE COSTS
dc.subject TRADE EXPANSION
dc.subject TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject TRADE OPENNESS
dc.subject TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject TRADE POLICY
dc.subject TRADE POLICY REFORMS
dc.subject TRADE PROTECTION
dc.subject TRADE REFORM
dc.subject TRADE REFORMS
dc.subject TRADE REGIMES
dc.subject TRADING PARTNER
dc.subject TRADING PARTNERS
dc.subject TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject TRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subject TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject VALUATION
dc.subject VALUATION
dc.subject VALUE ADDED
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WELFARE GAINS
dc.subject WORLD
dc.subject WORLD MARKET
dc.subject WORLD MARKETS
dc.subject WORLD TRADE
dc.subject WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subject WTO TRADE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject GLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC POLICY & PLANNING
dc.subject POLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subject GROWTH PATTERNS
dc.subject OIL REVENUES
dc.subject COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject LABOR MIGRATION
dc.subject JOB CREATION
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject CROSS-COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
dc.subject WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION
dc.subject TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.title Trade, Investment and Development in the Middle East and North Africa : Engaging with the World en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2519543/trade-investment-development-middle-east-north-africa-engaging-world
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/0-8213-5574-0
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000094946_03092504152661
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 2519543
okr.identifier.report 26761
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/10/03/000094946_03092504152661/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdf en
okr.peerreview Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative Middle East and North Africa
okr.sector Industry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Free Trade
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Trade Policy
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.unit MNA
okr.volume 1
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