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050	1	4	_aHC498 _b.N56 2007eb
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100	1		_aNoland, Marcus, _d1959-
245	1	4	_aThe Arab economies in a changing world _h[electronic resource] / _cMarcus Noland and Howard Pack.
260			_aWashington, DC : _bPeterson Institute for International Economics, _c2007.
300			_axv , 350 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aDimensions 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			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aGlobalization.
651		0	_aArab countries _xEconomic conditions.
651		0	_aArab countries _xEconomic policy.
651		0	_aArab countries _xPolitics and government.
651		0	_aArab countries _xHistory.
651		0	_aArab countries _xSocial conditions.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aPack, Howard.
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10199741 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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