Egypt is lagging behind other countries in the Mediterranean region in reforming its economy. This book explains why … powerful interest groups was inherently resistant to reform. In addition, the country's strategic position in Middle Eastern … wellbeing. Egypt has thus been protected from the pressure of the international market system. Yet, argues this study, such …

Socioeconomic Impacts of Energy Reform in Tunisia: A Simulation Approach -- 5. The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in Libya -- 7. Energy … Subsidies Reform in Jordan: Welfare Implications of Different Scenarios -- 8. Energy Subsidies Reform in the Republic of Yemen … Case Studies -- 3. An Evaluation of the 2014 Subsidy Reforms in Morocco and a Simulation of Further Reforms -- 4. The …

privatization * labour market and industrial policy, including an analysis of wage restraint and cost reduction * the prospects for …

banking and finance alongside conventional banking since the 1980s. The selected countries are Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt …1. Introduction -- 2. Bahrain -- 3. Bangladesh -- 4. Egypt -- 5. Indonesia -- 6. Iran -- 7. Malaysia -- 8. Pakistan …