Economics of the Middle East : development challenges /

"This lecture note volume aims to introduce economic concepts and analysis to undergraduate level students, in the context of contemporary development challenges in the economics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)."--

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Main Authors: Devlin, Julia, 1966- (Author)
Corporate Authors: World Scientific (Firm)
Published: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: World scientific lecture notes in economics ; vol. 2
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Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9572#t=toc
Summary: "This lecture note volume aims to introduce economic concepts and analysis to undergraduate level students, in the context of contemporary development challenges in the economics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)."--
Item Description: Title from PDF file title page (viewed July 23, 2016).
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (228 pages).
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9789814675208 (ebook)
Index Number: HC415
CLC: F137.04
Contents: Growth in the mena region -- Oil markets, OPEC, and the MENA region -- Oil, the macroeconomy, and growth in the MENA region -- Water scarcity in the MENA region -- Trade and global integration in the MENA region -- Industrial policy for structural transformation in the MENA region -- Th e challenge of private sector development in the MENA region -- Poverty and social welfare in the MENA region.