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Catching up with the competition : trade opportunities and challenges for Arab countries / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in international economics (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
- Studies in international economics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Competition, International.
- Free trade--Arab countries.
- Free trade.
- International trade.
- Arab countries--Commerce.
- Arab countries.
- 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
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