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 …

This book studies the impact of Egypt's Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP), the effects of …1. Stabilization experience before the 1990s -- 2. Economic 'reform' in the 1990s -- 3. The macroeconomic effects of … ERSAP : structural reform or Dutch. disease? -- 4. The main features of the manufacturing sector -- 5. The microeconomic …

inefficiency and market power is specific to MENA. Showcasing in-depth analyses from Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey (with …

reforms, including Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia, industries with low productivity growth and high market power continue …-depth analyses from Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey (with comparative data from Asia and Latin America), this book focuses on … Sector in Jordan -- Industrial Dynamics and Productivity in Morocco: A Quantitative Assessment -- Entry, Exit, and …

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