Money in the Middle East and North Africa : monetary policy frameworks and strategies / edited by David Cobham and Ghassan Dibeh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cobham, David P.

Dibeh, Ghassan, 1963-

Series:

Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series ; 9.

The Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monetary policy--Middle East.

Monetary policy.

Monetary policy--Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Monetary policy in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries remains an understudied area; this book fills an important gap by examining monetary policy frameworks and monetary policy strategies in the region. Building on the editors' earlier book, Monetary Policy and Central Banking in the Middle East and North Africa, which focused on central bank independence issues and on exchange rate regimes, this book emphasises monetary policy strategies. Part I contains an overview of the financial markets and institutions which condition the choice of monetary policy strategy in

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I Monetary policy frameworks; 2 Monetary policy architecture, financial institutions and financial markets in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview; 3 The political economy of stabilisation in post-war Lebanon; 4 The evolution of the monetary policy framework in Egypt and the elusive goal of price stability; 5 Monetary policy and the central bank in Jordan; 6 From occupation to an independent monetary policy: Achievements and aspirations in Palestine

7 The banking sector and macroeconomic performance: The case of TurkeyPart II Monetary policy strategies; 8 Monetary policy strategies and exchange rate regimes on the southern and eastern shore of the Mediterranean: Developments and prospects; 9 Channels and environments of monetary policy and their implications for its conduct in GCC countries; 10 Assessing inflation and output variability using a New Keynesian model: An application to Egypt; 11 Fiscal dominance: An obstacle to inflation targeting in Egypt

12 Understanding the inflationary process in the GCC region: The cases of Saudi Arabia and KuwaitIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-86415-6

1-136-86416-4

1-283-04262-2

9786613042620

0-203-83653-7

9780203836538

OCLC:

701703890