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Economic Policy and Performance in the Arab World.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, CO :
Lynne Rienner Publishers,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title page; copyright page; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ch1-Economic Policy and Development in the Arab Middle East: The Framework for Discussion; Import Substitution; Import Substitution and Arab Socialism; Disenchantment with Import Substitution and the Rise of the Washington Consensus; The New Growth Theory; The Debate About the East Asian Miracle; New Trade Theory; East Asia and the Middle East; Land Reform and Income Distribution; Economic Policies in South Korea.
- The 1997-1998 Crisis in East and Southeast Asia and Its Significance for Economic Policy in the Arab StatesConclusion; Notes; ch2-Socioeconomic Conditions in the 1990s; Population Growth; Labor Force Growth; Rising Unemployment; Falling Real Wages; Poverty; Literacy and Education; Public Spending on Education and Health; The Human Development Index; Environmental Issues; Conclusion; Notes; ch3-Natural Resources, the Role of Rents, and Interest Groups; Water; Land; Sources of Rental Incomes; Interest Groups; Conclusion; Notes; ch4-The Productive Sectors: Agriculture and Industry; Agriculture.
- IndustryNotes; ch5-Stabilization and Structural Adjustment in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia; Stabilization, Structural Reform, and Privatization: Definitions; Egypt; Jordan; Morocco; Tunisia; Notes; ch6-Syria's Hesitant Road to Reform; The Economy in the 1970s and 1980s; Economic Developments in the 1990s; Population Growth; The Labor Force; The Manufacturing Sector; Oil; Gas; Electricity; Agriculture; Water; The Fiscal Balance; The Defense Burden; The Balance of Payments; External Debt; Conclusion; Notes; ch7-The International Environment: Economic Relations with the European Union.
- The Barcelona DeclarationThe International Trade System and EU Trade Policy; The Development of the EU: Mediterranean Economic Relations, 1957-1996; Trade Relations in the Mediterranean; Trade and Development; Foreign Investment; The Role of the EU; Conclusion; Notes; ch8-Conclusion; Notes; Appendix: A Note on Theories of Economic Growth; Bibliography; Index; About the Book.