Arab development challenges of the new millennium / edited by Belkacem Laabas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laabas, Belkacem.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social planning--Arab countries--Congresses.

Social planning.

Arab countries--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Arab countries.

Economic conditions.

Arab countries--Economic policy--Congresses.

Economic policy.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

x, 500 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2002]

Contents:

2 Arab Development Challenges of the New Millennium / Belkacem Laabas 17

Part I Globalization Challenges 41

3 Economic and Social Implications of Globalization for the Arab Countries / Gouda Abdel-Khalek, Karima Korayem 43

4 The Regional Strategic Alliance Approach to Globalization of Arab Countries / Shahid Siddiqi, Mohammad Qamar Iqbal 111

5 Globalization, New Technologies and Emerging Patterns of Competition: Implications for the Arab World / Stephen Z. Onyeiwu 137

Part II The Euro and Euro-Med 175

6 Implications of the Euro for Arab Countries / Belkacem Laabas, Riad Dahel 177

7 Will the EUR Compete with the USD in Arab Countries? / Karine Guevorkian, Daniel Lachat 195

8 Euro-Mediterranean versus Arab Integration: Are they Compatible? / Gonzalo Escribano 209

Part III Arab Regional Integration 239

9 Regional Challenges to Arab Development in the New Millennium / Mohammed Mahmud El-Imam 241

10 The European Union as a Model for Arab Economic Integration / Augusto Lopez-Claros 285

11 A Comparative Analysis of Regional Integration: What Lessons for the Arab Region? / Walter Mattli 311

Part IV Education, Science and Technology 355

12 Two Crucial Challenges to Human Development in the Arab Region: Governance Reform and Knowledge Acquisition / Nader Fergany 357

13 Arab Educational Systems: Towards the Attainment of Better Achievements / Abderrezak Benhabib, Taher Ziani 385

14 What Science and Technology Policies are needed in the Arab Countries to face the Challenges of Globalization? / Raafat A. Radwan, Bassem Y. Kassem 405

Part V Human Development 427

15 Nature, Determinants and Prospects for Sustainable Human Development in the Arab Region / Ben C. Arimah 429

16 Towards Better Complementarity Between Human and Physical Capital in the Arab World to Achieve Higher Competitiveness and Secure Decent Work for All in the 21st Century / Anthony J. Twigger, Aboubakr A. Badawi 459.

Notes:

Papers presented at an international conference organized by the Arab Planning Institute and the University of Mohammad V in Rabat, Morocco, 28-30 June, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0754618692

OCLC:

48679148