MENA trade & investment in the new economy / edited by Raed Safadi.

Summary
The efficiency of the process of trade liberalization and economic integration will determine the degree of success of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries in coping with global competition. The room for policy maneuvering is sufficiently wide to deserve attention, both externally in terms of negotiations on the terms of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and domestically with regards to policies, sequencing and incentives for restructuring and export growth. This volume provides an insightful analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing MENA in the light of multilateral and regional negotiations. Based on papers presented at the Fourth Mediterranean Development Forum, the volume highlights related tensions and tradeoffs, and proposes some policy directions to maximize on the potential gains from trade and Foreign Direct Investment in the context of the new economy. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Raed Safadi --
Pt. 1. Globalization and MENA : past, present, and future --
Globalization in MENA : a long term perspective / T.G. Srinivasan --
Globalization, growth, and poverty reduction in the Middle East and North Africa, 1970 --
1999 / John Page and Linda Van Gelder --
Global links to regional networks : trade logistics in MENA countries / Julia Devlin and Peter Yee --
Pt. 2. MENA and Doha : more than just a symbolic coincidence? --
The post-Doha agenda : issues and implications for the MENA region / Dipak Dasgupta ... [et al.] --
Doha : does the DDA reverse the ADD? / Sam Laird --
Building trade capacity : the broader agenda / Raed Safadi --
Pt. 3. MENA and the global economy : some sectoral concerns --
Audiovisual services issues for the MENA region / Mina Mashayekhi --
The emerging international financial architecture and its implications for domestic financial architecture / Rohinton Medhora and José María Fanelli.