Regional economic integration in the Middle East and North Africa : beyond trade reform /

MENA is one of the least globally and regionally integrated regions in the world. Though home to 5.5 percent of the world's population and 3.9 percent of the world's GDP, the region's share of nonoil world trade is only 1.8 percent. Deep economic integration could help policy makers a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rouis, Mustapha (Autor), Tabor, Steven R. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, [2013]
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade.
Temas:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
Commercial policy
International economic integration
International economic relations
Middle East > Commercial policy.
Africa, North > Commercial policy.
Middle East > Foreign economic relations.
Africa, North > Foreign economic relations.
Middle East > Economic integration.
Africa, North > Economic integration.
Afrique du Nord > Politique commerciale.
Afrique du Nord > Relations économiques extérieures.
Afrique du Nord > Intégration économique.
North Africa
Middle East
Economics
Business
MENA Region
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Abbreviations
  • Overview
  • Chapter 1. Why Economic Integration Matters: Potential Gains and Challenges
  • The Case for Economic Integration
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Regional Integration through Trade in Goods
  • Trade Performance
  • Barriers to Trade in Goods Have Been Reduced to Some Extent
  • Policy Recommendations
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Regional Integration through Trade in Services
  • Services Trade Performance
  • Impediments to the Services Trade
  • Impediments to the Services Trade
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4. Cross-Border Infrastructure: Building Backbone Services
  • The Transport Sector--Extensive but Often Deficient Networks
  • The Power Sector--Initiatives Underway to Interconnect Electricity Networks
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Trade Facilitation and Logistics
  • High Trade Costs and Low Logistics Performance
  • Main Logistics Issues across the MENA Region
  • Capacity Building Projects
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 6. Preferential Trade Agreements
  • PTA Implementation--A Lot More Can Be Done
  • PTA Impact--Mixed Effects
  • Higher Volume of Trade, but Imports Outpace Exports
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion and Reform Priorities
  • Regional Economic Integration--Challenges and Opportunities
  • Reform Priorities
  • References
  • Appendix A Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements in MENA
  • League of Arab States
  • Pan Arab Free Trade Area
  • The Agadir Agreement
  • The Arab Maghreb Union
  • The Gulf Cooperation Council
  • Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area Agreement
  • Other Agreements
  • References
  • Appendix B. Gravity Model Analysis
  • The Model
  • The Data
  • The Estimates
  • Note
  • Reference
  • Appendix C. Statistical Tables and Graphs
  • Data Source and Methodology.

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