Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa

September 5, 2003

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George T. Abed, and Hamid R Davoodi. Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.

Subject: Economic sectors, Globalization, Labor, Labor force, Population and demographics, Population growth, Production, Public sector, Total factor productivity

Keywords: A number of country, Country, East Africa, East Asia, Global, Labor force, MENA countries' experience, MENA country, MENA oil country, MENA region, Middle East, MISC PUBS, Misc., North Africa, Oil exporter, Oil-producing country, Population growth, Privatization receipt, Public sector, Total factor productivity

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37
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Pamphlet Series, No.
Stock No:

CGGMEA
ISBN:

9781589062290
ISSN:

0538-8759

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