The Arab world competitiveness report
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Bibliographic Information
The Arab world competitiveness report
Oxford University Press, 2003-
- 2002-2003
- 2005
Available at 5 libraries
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Note
Publisher varies: 2005 ed.: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
P. [1] of cover, 2002-2003 ed.: Peter K. Cornelius, editor, Klaus Schwab, general editor
P. [1] of cover, 2005 ed.: Augusto Lopez-Claros and Klaus Schwab
"al-ʿĀlam al-ʿArabī"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references
Companion title to: Global competitiveness report
"World Economic Forum"--T.p.
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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2002-2003 ISBN 9780195161700
Description
In recent years, the delicate political climate in the Middle East has often overshadowed critical discussions related to economic and social development in the Arab world. The region's economic fragility has intensified due to the economic backlash following the September 11 attacks. "The Arab World Competitiveness Report" - now available for the first time - focuses on the challenges of improving the region's competitiveness at a particularly critical time. Written by an elite team of academics, scholars, and leaders of international organizations, this landmark report is the first systematic benchmarking exercise for the Arab region. It highlights the enormous difficulties that the Arab world currently faces, problems that will only worsen unless drastic changes are made in these countries. The report reveals why growth in the region has stagnated since the 1980s in spite of some of the highest investment rates in the world. It also examines why, despite its distinct natural resource endowments, the region has failed to capture a greater proportion of international trade and capital flows.
Noting the implications of exploding population growth in the region, the report stresses the need to intensify job creation and to develop educational systems that prepare the population for the rapidly evolving global economy. It also emphasizes the profound environmental sustainability challenges faced by the region. Through in-depth analyses of regional trends, detailed country profiles of sixteen Arab world nations, and data-driven essays that cover a range of relevant issues, this groundbreaking report highlights the prospects for growth among countries in the Arab world and, more importantly, reveals the obstacles to competitiveness. In addition, the Executive Opinion Survey - which includes responses by top business executives in ten Arab world countries - lends depth to the analysis by providing a snapshot of how business leaders in the Arab world perceive present competitiveness and future prospects. The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide of its kind, "The Arab World Competitiveness Report" is an invaluable tool for identifying existing impediments to growth, thereby advancing the human well-being of the region.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Executive Summary
- PART 1: CHAPTERS
- Engines of Growth for the Arab World
- The Arab Population
- Structural Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa
- Fiscal Revenue in South Mediterranean Arab Countries: Vulnerabilities and Growth Potential
- Arab Banking and Capital Market Developments
- Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World: The Changing Investment Landscape
- The Arab World in the Global Market: What the Trade Data Reveal
- Trade Relations between the EU and North America
- The Hydrocarbon Sector
- Challenges for Information and Communication Technology Development in the Arab World
- A Review of Telecommunications and Networked Readiness in the Arab World: Capturing the Opportunity
- Education in the Arab States: Preparing to Compete in the Global Economy
- Environmental Sustainability in the Arab World
- PART 2: COUNTRY PROFILES AND DATA PRESENTATION
- How the Country Profiles Work
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen, Rep
- PART 3: THE EXECUTIVE OPINION SURVEY
- Interpreting the Executive Opinion Survey
- Index of Tables
- Survey Responses
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Volume
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2005 ISBN 9781403948014
Description
Through in-depth analysis of regional trends and detailed country profiles, The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2005 assesses the comparative strengths and weaknesses of Arab countries. The report highlights the prospects for growth in the region and, more importantly, the obstacles to improving competitiveness in the region. It contains essays from prominent academics and development experts on a variety of issues relevant to the Arab world's development agenda. The report is an indispensable tool for business leaders and investment decision-makers; it is also extensively used as a benchmarking instrument for policy-makers to improve the framework conditions for policy formulation, with a view to improving a country's growth performance.
Table of Contents
Preface Executive Summary PART 1: CHAPTERS PART 2: COUNTRY PROFILES AND DATA PRESENTATION How the Country Profiles Work PART 3: THE EXECUTIVE OPINION SURVEY Interpreting the Executive Opinion Survey Index of Tables Survey Responses
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