Catching up with the competition : trade opportunities and challenges for Arab countries / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk, editors.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
• Hoekman, Bernard M., 1959-
• Zarrouk, Jamel, 1950-

Series:

• Studies in international economics (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
• Studies in international economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Competition, International.
• Free trade--Arab countries.
• International trade.
• Arab countries--Commerce.
• Arab countries--Commercial policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines important issues in trade in and among nations in the Middle East and North America.

Contents:

• Contents; Preface; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk; Part One: Where Does the Region Stand?; 1. Beyond the Year 2000: Implications of the Middle East's Recent Trade Performance / Alexander J. Yeats and Francis Ng; 2. Agricultural Trade and Rural Development in the Middle East and North Africa / Dean A. DeRosa; 3. Intra-Industry Trade of Arab Countries: An Indicator of Potential Competitiveness / Oleh Havrylyshyn and Peter Kunzel; Part Two: Quantifying the Gains from Liberalization
• 4. Assessing the Implications for Lebanon of Free Trade with the European Union / Will Martin5. A Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and a Representative Arab Mediterranean Country: A Quantitative Assessment / Thomas F. Rutherford, Elisabet E. Rutström, and David Tarr; 6. Rents, Red Tape, and Regionalism: Economic Effects of Deeper Integration / Bernard Hoekman and Denise Konan; Part Three: Policy Challenges; 7. Enhancing Egypt's Exports / James H. Cassing, Samiha Fawzy, Denis Gallagher, and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din; 8. Regulatory Regimes and Trade Costs / Jamel Zarrouk
• 9. Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Lebanon / Keith E. MaskusPart Four: Institutional Options; 10. The Greater Arab Free Trade Area: Limits and Possibilities / Jamel Zarrouk; 11. Benefiting from WTO Accession and Membership / Bernard Hoekman and Jayanta Roy; Contributors; References

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Description based on information from the publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

• 1-282-60489-9
• 9786612604898
• 0-472-02646-1

OCLC:

743201022