The Arab economies in a changing world /
By: Noland, Marcus
Title By: Pack, Howard
Material type: BookPublisher: Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007.Description: xv , 350 p. : ill ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780881323931 (alk. paper)Program: ECON111 ECON216 TBS983 MIST910 MIST906Subject(s): GlobalizationDDC classification: 330.917/4927 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 330.9174 NO AR (Browse shelf) | Available | T0032329 | ||
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330.91732 PO WE The wealth and poverty of regions : | 330.91732 SA CI Cities in a world economy / | 330.9174 NO AR The Arab economies in a changing world / | 330.9174 NO AR The Arab economies in a changing world / | 330.9174 PU BL Public policy and poverty reduction in the Arab region / | 330.9174927 MA AR The Arab world unbound : | 330.9174927 MA AR The Arab world unbound : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dimensions of the challenge. Addressing the challenge -- Growth, productivity, and welfare. Identifying the comparators. Natural resources and physical capital. Human capital. Relative international performance. Domestic growth over time. Investment and growth. Sources of differences in growth rates -- Welfare, happiness, and discontent. Social indicators. Happiness. Discontent -- Dimensions of the challenge. What are the perceived problems? Demographic changes. Employment generation and productivity growth. International trade performance. Dimensions of the problem. Foreign direct investment and financial inflows. Oil rents, aid, and remittances. Financial market development. Explanations of limited globalization. Some effects of lack of globalization -- Obstacles to, and enablers of, development. Institutions and the influence of Islam. Religious affiliation and growth across countries. Religion and institutions. legal systems and growth. Corruption and growth. Evolving understanding of development policy. Policies and their effects. An alternate view of the determinants of productivity growth -- Policy levers and constraints. Internal constraints to reform. The external policy dimension. The role of preferential agreements. Intra-Arab agreements. Club Med. Preferential agreements with the US -- Risk, credibility, and supply response. Domestic entrepreneurship. Reversing the brain drain. Arabs in North America. Arabs in Europe. The role of foreign investment. Asian experiences with diaspora and foreign entrepreneurs. Affinity, democracy, and risk -- Authoritarianism, uncertainty, and prospects for change. The political economy of reform. Implications for international exchange. Prospects for change -- Conclusions -- Defining the problem. Designing solutions. The political economy of reform.
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