Prospects for Middle Eastern and North African economies: from boom to bust and back?

Abstract

List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Prospects for Middle Eastern and North African Economies: An Overview N.Shafik - THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT - The World Economy and Its Implications for the Middle East and North Africa, 1995-2010 E.M.Riordan, U.Dadush, J.Jalali, S.Streifel, M.Brahmbhatt & K.Takagaki - The Arab Economy, the Uruguay Round Predicament, and the European Union Wildcard I.Diwan, C-P.Yang & Z.Wang - The World Trade Organization, the European Union, and the Arab World: Trade Policy Priorities and Pitfalls B.Hoekman - ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE STATE, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR - From Boom to Bust-and Back? The Crisis of Growth in the Middle East and North Africa J.Page - The State and Economic Transition in the Middle East and North Africa J.Waterbury - Supporting Private Sector Development in the Middle East and North Africa R.E.Anderson & A.Martinez - SECTORAL ISSUES: HUMAN RESOURCES, POVERTY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT - A Human Capital Strategy for Competing in World Markets F.L.Golladay, S.E.Berryman, J.Avins & L.Wolff - Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa W.van Eeghen - Environmentally Sustainable Development in the Middle East and North Africa H.Mohtadi - Environmental and Natural Resource Management in the Middle East and North Africa B.Larsen