This study examines the efects of the political connections of chief executive ofc‑ ers (CEOs) or directors on technical, allocative, and cost bank efciencies examining a panel of 144 banks operating in 12 Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries observed over the 2008-2021 period....

How much is a cleaner environment worth? For policy makers, that question goes largely unanswered. It's not that the environment is seen as unimportant. It's simply much easier to compare the costs and benefits of tangible projects such as airports and electrical grids, than it is to weigh the...

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face mounting challenges, especially in authoritarian states, where they encounter closures, persecution and smear campaigns. Consequently, their crucial work in advancing human rights, good governance and inclusive...

The future prosperity of most people of the Middle-East and North Africa-and the social cohesion of their countries-rests in great part on the ability of governments to enable the private sector to respond to this job creation challenge. This is what this report is about. It is about enabling...

Intro -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Openness, Technological Changes and Differentiation in Turkish Manufacturing Sector -- Introduction --...

Der Sammelband gibt einen Einblick in Entwicklungen und Probleme der Wirtschaft im Vorderen Orient und das wirtschaftliche Handeln der dort Lebenden, seine Bedingungen und seine Folgen. Zugleich zeigt dieses Buch das vorhandene Potenzial von auf Wirtschaft und den Vorderen Orient bezogener...