03305nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10199741 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070202s2007 dcua sb 001 0 eng 2007004018 9780881323931 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)290492800 ma----- HC498 .N56 2007eb 330.917/4927 22 Noland, Marcus, 1959- The Arab economies in a changing world [electronic resource] / Marcus Noland and Howard Pack. Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007. xv , 350 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Globalization. Arab countries Economic conditions. Arab countries Economic policy. Arab countries Politics and government. Arab countries History. Arab countries Social conditions. Electronic books. local Pack, Howard. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10199741 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 221504 221504