This paper addresses the issue of the low level of private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with special emphasis on the role of governance. Based on the existing literature, the authors categorize what types of governance institutions are more detrimental to...

The author analyses the expected outcome of preferential trade liberalisation agreements with the EU and assesses the argument that these agreements are supporting regional economic arrangements among concerned member countries of the Islamic Development Bank. He surveys the major...

In this paper, authors examine the political economy and consequences of industrial policy in the MENA region. How can the features of MENA's industrial policy be explained? And what accounts for the fact that, against world trends, industrial policies in MENA countries didn't followed the...