Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links

This paper surveys the recent literature on Arab economic integration and discusses the goals and progress that has been made to date and some of the key policy, regulatory, and political factors that underpin the segmentation of Arab markets. It argues that there has been an excessive focus by both...

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Main Authors: Hoekman, Bernard, Sekkat, Khalid
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5842
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spelling okr-10986-58422021-04-23T14:02:23Z Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links Hoekman, Bernard Sekkat, Khalid Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Economic Integration F150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy Factor Movement Foreign Exchange Policy O240 This paper surveys the recent literature on Arab economic integration and discusses the goals and progress that has been made to date and some of the key policy, regulatory, and political factors that underpin the segmentation of Arab markets. It argues that there has been an excessive focus by both analysts and policy makers on trade in goods and that the prospects for--and returns to--efforts to deepen integration of other markets (services, labour, and capital) are likely to be higher. 2012-03-30T07:34:48Z 2012-03-30T07:34:48Z 2010 Journal Article Journal of World Trade 10116702 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5842 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Middle East and North Africa
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topic Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Economic Integration F150
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
spellingShingle Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Economic Integration F150
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
Hoekman, Bernard
Sekkat, Khalid
Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links
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description This paper surveys the recent literature on Arab economic integration and discusses the goals and progress that has been made to date and some of the key policy, regulatory, and political factors that underpin the segmentation of Arab markets. It argues that there has been an excessive focus by both analysts and policy makers on trade in goods and that the prospects for--and returns to--efforts to deepen integration of other markets (services, labour, and capital) are likely to be higher.
format Journal Article
author Hoekman, Bernard
Sekkat, Khalid
author_facet Hoekman, Bernard
Sekkat, Khalid
author_sort Hoekman, Bernard
title Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links
title_short Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links
title_full Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links
title_fullStr Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links
title_full_unstemmed Arab Economic Integration: Missing Links
title_sort arab economic integration: missing links
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5842
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