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Reflections on East Asia from the Banks of the Nile
Abstract The paper draws some lessons for the Egyptian economy from recent crisis episodes in... Read More
Regional Options Within the Multilateral Trading System for the Countries and Territories of the Mashreq
Abstract Starting from the observation that intra-regional trade flows in the Mashreq are abnormally low,... Read More
Urban Rural Poverty Comparisons in Tunisia: A Robust Statistical Approach
Abstract Poverty analysis conducted in Tunisia so far depends heavily upon the choice of poverty... Read More
Globalization, Regionalization, and Recent Trade Agreements: Impact on Arab Economies Rapid Exogenous change – Slow Endogenous Response!
Abstract A review of recent studies that attempt to estimate the potential gain from the... Read More
The Differential Impact of Globalization on Labor in the MENA Region
Abstract This paper sets out to investigate some aspects of the differential impact of the... Read More
Globalization and Crisis in Textile Industry in Tunisia
Abstract In this paper, the author investigates the reasons for the rapid growth of Foreign... Read More
Development and Poverty Reduction Strategies in Egypt
Abstract Using consumption/expenditure based poverty lines, the 1995/6 estimated poverty measures indicate an overall headcount... Read More
Marco-Economic Linkages Between GCC and G7 Countries
Abstract One of the consequences of globalization is the increased vulnerability of small nations to... Read More
Globalization and Deregulation in MENA Countries
Abstract This paper develops a theoretical model of direct foreign investment to analyze the changing... Read More