Economic development in the Middle East and North Africa : challenges and prospects / edited by Mohamed Sami Ben Ali.

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

©2016

xviii, 227 pages ; 23 cm

Editor's introduction : the problem under analysis -- The role of institutions in economic development / Mohamed Sami Ben Ali and Sorin M.S. Krammer -- Sources of economic growth in mena countries : technological progress, physical or human capital accumulations? / Senay Acikgoz, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali and Merter Mert -- The Middle East and North Africa : cursed by natural resources? / Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Lara Cockx and Nathalie Francken -- Workers remittances and economic development : which role for education? / Eugenie W. M. Maïga, Mina Baliamoune-Lutz and Mohamed Sami Ben Ali -- The inflation-central bank independence nexus : where do MENA countries stand? / Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Etienne Farvaque and Muhammad Azmat Hayat -- Corruption and economic development / Mohamed Sami Ben Ali and Shrabani Saha -- The finance-growth nexus : which factors can interfere? / Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Nahla Samargandi and Kazi Sohag -- Trade diversification and intra-regional trade in North Africa / Audrey Verdier-Chouchane, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali and Charlotte Karagueuzian -- Foreign direct investment in the Middle Eastern and North African countries / John Chukwudi Anyanwu, Nadège Désirée Yaméogo and Mohamed Sami Ben Ali.

English

January 05, 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index.