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2007004018 |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9780881323931 (alk. paper) |
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CaPaEBR |
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CaPaEBR |
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(OCoLC)290492800 |
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| Classification number |
HC498 |
| Item number |
.N56 2007eb |
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| Classification number |
330.917/4927 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Noland, Marcus, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1959- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Arab economies in a changing world |
| Medium |
[electronic resource] / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Marcus Noland and Howard Pack. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Washington, DC : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Peterson Institute for International Economics, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xv , 350 p. : |
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ill. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Dimensions of the challenge. Addressing the challenge -- Growth, productivity, and welfare. Identifying the comparators. Natural resources and physical capital. Human capital. Relative international performance. Domestic growth over time. Investment and growth. Sources of differences in growth rates -- Welfare, happiness, and discontent. Social indicators. Happiness. Discontent -- Dimensions of the challenge. What are the perceived problems? Demographic changes. Employment generation and productivity growth. International trade performance. Dimensions of the problem. Foreign direct investment and financial inflows. Oil rents, aid, and remittances. Financial market development. Explanations of limited globalization. Some effects of lack of globalization -- Obstacles to, and enablers of, development. Institutions and the influence of Islam. Religious affiliation and growth across countries. Religion and institutions. legal systems and growth. Corruption and growth. Evolving understanding of development policy. Policies and their effects. An alternate view of the determinants of productivity growth -- Policy levers and constraints. Internal constraints to reform. The external policy dimension. The role of preferential agreements. Intra-Arab agreements. Club Med. Preferential agreements with the US -- Risk, credibility, and supply response. Domestic entrepreneurship. Reversing the brain drain. Arabs in North America. Arabs in Europe. The role of foreign investment. Asian experiences with diaspora and foreign entrepreneurs. Affinity, democracy, and risk -- Authoritarianism, uncertainty, and prospects for change. The political economy of reform. Implications for international exchange. Prospects for change -- Conclusions -- Defining the problem. Designing solutions. The political economy of reform. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE |
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| Type of reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. |
| Place of reproduction |
Palo Alto, Calif. : |
| Agency responsible for reproduction |
ebrary, |
| Date of reproduction |
2013. |
| Note about reproduction |
Available via World Wide Web. |
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Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Globalization. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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Arab countries |
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Economic conditions. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Arab countries |
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Economic policy. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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Arab countries |
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Politics and government. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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Arab countries |
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History. |
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| Geographic name |
Arab countries |
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Social conditions. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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Electronic books. |
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local |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Pack, Howard. |
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ebrary, Inc. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10199741">http://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10199741</a> |
| Public note |
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
