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Industrial policy in the Middle East and North Africa : rethinking the role of the state / edited by Ahmed Galal.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial policy--Africa, North--Congresses.
- Industrial policy.
- Industrial policy--Middle East--Congresses.
- Industries--Africa, North--Congresses.
- Industries.
- Industries--Middle East--Congresses.
- Africa, North--Economic conditions--Congresses.
- Africa, North.
- Middle East--Economic conditions--Congresses.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Most governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region use trade policy to protect certain industries, provide tax incentives to promote a particular type of investment, and make subsidized credit available to firms of a certain size. Such government intervention, known as industrial policy, is the topic of this book. The aim is to assess whether state intervention leads to net benefits to society, why policymakers intervene, and how to bring about a healthier balance between states and markets. Answers to these questions are given in six chapters based on research papers that were
- Notes:
- "An Egyptian Center for Economic Studies Publication."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781617970290
- 1617970298
- 9781617975240
- 1617975249
- 9781936190232
- 1936190230
- OCLC:
- 922965391
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