Breaking the Barriers to Higher Economic Growth : Better Governance and Deeper Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa

Nabli, Mustapha Kamel

Breaking the Barriers to Higher Economic Growth : Better Governance and Deeper Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa

2007

Nabli, Mustapha Kamel

Contents of the report are as follows: Long-term economic development: challenges and prospects for the Arab countries by Mustapha K. Nabli. Reform complementarities and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa by Mustapha Kamel Nabli, and Marie-Ange Veganzones-Varoudakis. After Argentina: was MENA right to be cautious? By Mustapha K. Nabli. Restarting Arab economic reform by Mustapha K. Nabli. Democracy for better governance and higher economic growth in the MENA region? By Mustapha K. Nabli, and Carlos Silva-Jauregui. The political economy of industrial policy in the Middle East and North Africa by Mustapha K. Nabli, Jennifer Keller, Claudia Nassif, and Carlos Silva-Jauregui. The macroeconomics of labor market outcomes in MENA by Jennifer Keller, and Mustapha K. Nabli. Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century by Mustapha Nabli. Labor market reforms, growth, and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa by Pierre-Richard Agenor, Mustapha K. Nabli, Tarik Yousef, and Henning Tarp Jensen. Economic reforms and people mobility for a more effective EU-MED partnership by Ishac Diwan, Mustapha Nabli, Adama Coulibaly, and Sara Johansson de Silva. Cruise control, shock absorbers, and traffic lights by Mustapha K. Nabli. Trade, foreign direct investment, and development in the Middle East and North Africa by Farrukh Iqbal, and Mustapha Kamel Nabli. Making trade work for jobs by Dipak Dasgupta, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, Christopher Pissarides, and Aristomene Varoudakis. Exchange rate management within the Middle East and North Africa region by Mustapha Nabli, Jennifer Keller, and Marie-Ange Véganzones. How does exchange rate policy affect manufactured exports in MENA countries? By Mustapha Kamel Nabli, and Marie-Ange Veganzones-Varoudakis. Public infrastructure and private investment in the Middle East and North Africa by Pierre-Richard Agenor, Mustapha K. Nabli, and Tarik M. Yousef. Governance, institutions, and private investment by Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, and Marie-Ange Veganzones-Varoudakis.

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Washington, DC: World Bank

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Wealth; Gender gap in education; Employment opportunities; Public sphere; Democratic development; Capital investment; Policy change; Educational attainment; Government policies; Open economies; Employment growth; Public debate; Gender parity; Political economy of reform; Economic policy; Worker productivity; Export market; Respect; Rising unemployment; Economic dependency; Unemployment rate; Macroeconomic reform; Quality education; Large populations; Policy makers; Practitioners; Worker; Labor markets; Employment policies; Female education; Temporary migration; Nationals; Labor force; Gender inequalities; National objectives; International markets; Levels of education; Gross national income; Overvaluation; Labor migration; Closed economies; Female labor force; Economies of scale; Wage growth; Unemployment problem; Rates of growth; Total factor productivity growth; Local governments; Labor market reforms; Public sector employment; Fertility rates; Budget deficits; National level; Public affairs; Migrant; High population growth rates; Infant mortality rate; Crises; Adult population; Financial crisis; Public service; Regulatory frameworks; Job creation; Growth potential; Laborers; Opportunities for women; Economic opportunities; Labor productivity; Job market; Labor force growth; Participation in society; Financial sector; Outputs; Government expenditures; Job opportunities; Natural resource; Macroeconomic stabilization; Gender gap; Unemployed workers; Labor force participation; Competitiveness; Central planning; Econometric analysis; Labor market outcomes; Low-income countries; Policy affect; Labor market; Labor forces; Competitive pressures; Unemployment rates; Economic reforms; Public sector jobs; Total factor productivity; Annual labor force growth; Political economy; Rapid population growth; Segments of society; Population census; Issues of poverty; Gdp; Macroeconomic stability; Political turmoil; Development strategies; Total labor force; Positive externalities; Employment creation; First-time job seekers; Female labor; Economic performance; Rents; State planning; Income security; Skilled labor; Real wage; Real exchange rates; Trade policy; Current labor force; Jobs; Macroeconomic policy; Reform effort; Progress; Gender disparities; Global development; Male counterparts; Discriminatory laws; Exchange rates; Trade reforms; Primary schooling; Citizens; Lack of information; Gdp per capita; Labor costs; Real wages; Unemployed; Basic rights; Dissemination; Price fluctuations; Global development finance; Labor supply; Inequities; Quality of education; Private sector activity; Fiscal policy; Labor laws; Infant mortality; Welfare of families; Productive activities; Good governance; Service delivery; Firm surveys; Level of education; Populous countries; Ombudsmen; High population growth; Allocation of resources; Foreign direct investment

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