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Trade policy developments in the Middle East and North Africa, Volume 1

Author:	Hoekman, Bernard; Kheir-El-Din, Hanaa [editors];	Country:	Saudi Arabia; Tunisia; Middle East and North Africa; Lebanon; Jordan; Turkey; Egypt, Arab Republic of; Israel;
Date Stored:	2001/04/25	Document Date:	2000/02/29
Document Type:	Publication	ISBN:	ISBN 0-8213-4614-8
Language:	English	Major Sector:	(Historic)Economic Policy
Region:	Europe and Central Asia; Middle East and North Africa	Report Number:	20322
Sub Sectors:	Trade	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Economic Theory & Research; Free Trade; Trade Policy; Trade and Regional Integration
Volume No:	1

Summary: The focus of the contributions in this book is on trade and trade policy. Contributors review recent trends in trade performance, assess current trade and investment regimes, and discuss some of the emerging microeconomic policy challenges that confront governments and firms seeking to expand trade. Topics addressed include the need for and scope of using regional integration and economic free zones as a tool of development, mobilization tax bases to offset revenue losses as tariffs are lowered, establishment of more efficient mechanisms to enforce product standards to ensure health and safety of citizens, and implementation of modern information technologies to expedite customs clearance.


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