Title: Trade Policy and Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa Economic Boundaries in Flux (Routledgecurzon Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415360293
ISBN 13: 9780415360296
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Synopsis

The recent globalization trends have revived a long-standing interest in regional integration in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Despite numerous attempts to encourage economic integration in MENA in the past few decades, there is broad consensus that progress has been painstakingly slow and the record of economic integration in the MENA region largely beset by failure. This book examines the impact of recent changes in the world economy on trade policy within the MENA region and its economic relations with the rest of the world. It considers regional integration and prospects for trade blocs; trade liberalization and economic restructuring; resource endowments and employment trends; and changes in economic boundaries, especially as a result of labour migration and regional conflicts.