TY - BOOK AU - Nabli,Mustapha K. AU - Das Gupta,Dipak ED - World Bank. ED - World Bank. TI - Trade, investment, and development in the Middle East and North Africa: engaging with the world T2 - MENA development report SN - 0821355740 U1 - 330.0956 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Washington, DC PB - World Bank KW - Investments, Foreign KW - Middle East KW - Africa, North KW - Commerce KW - Economic conditions KW - 1979- KW - Foreign economic relations N1 - "The main authors of this book ... are Dipak Dasgupta and Mustapha Kamel Nabli ... earlier versions of the book, background papers, and main themes were presented at sessions at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) meetings in Cairo in 2001, the Fourth Mediterranean Development Forum meetings in Amman in 2002, the European Commission in Brussels in 2003, and the Arab Monetary Fund meeting of trade and finance ministers in Abu Dhabi in 2003." (p. xvii); Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-258) and index; 1. Shifting to New Sources of Growth -- 2. Missed Opportunities in Global Integration -- 3. Identifying the Barriers: Trade Policy, Investment Climate, and the Political Economy -- 4. Achieving the Gains from Economic Integration -- 5. Services: The Key to Integration -- 6. From Adversity to Opportunity: Agriculture, Trade, and Water -- 7. Speeding Integration through Regional Agreements UR - http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=3160574 ER -