000724083 000__ 05511cam\a2200553Ii\4500 000724083 001__ 724083 000724083 005__ 20230306140419.0 000724083 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000724083 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000724083 008__ 141105t20142015sz\a\\\\o\\\\\000\0\eng\d 000724083 019__ $$a908083232 000724083 020__ $$a9783319111223$$qelectronic book 000724083 020__ $$a3319111221$$qelectronic book 000724083 020__ $$z9783319111216 000724083 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)ocn894509578 000724083 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)894509578$$z(OCoLC)908083232 000724083 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dN$T$$dGW5XE$$dOHI$$dOCLCF$$dIDEBK$$dEBLCP 000724083 043__ $$amm----- 000724083 049__ $$aISEA 000724083 050_4 $$aHD75 000724083 08204 $$a338.9$$223 000724083 24500 $$aEconomic and social development of the southern and eastern Mediterranean countries$$h[electronic resource] /$$cRym Ayadi, Marek Dabrowski, Luc de Wulf, editors. 000724083 264_1 $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c[2014] 000724083 264_4 $$c©2015 000724083 300__ $$a1 online resource (xxvii, 339 pages) :$$billustrations. 000724083 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000724083 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000724083 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000724083 5050_ $$aPreface; List of Abbreviations; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Part I: Economic Development, Trade and Investment; Chapter 1: Determinants of Growth in SEMC; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Literature Review; 1.2.1 Macroeconomic Stability; 1.2.2 Trade Openness and FDI; 1.2.3 Financial Market Development; 1.2.4 Investment and Infrastructure; 1.2.5 Human Capital; 1.2.6 The Public Sector; 1.2.7 Institutions; 1.3 Empirical Analysis: Determinants of Growth; 1.4 Empirical Methodology; 1.5 Empirical Results; 1.6 Conclusions; Appendix. Description of the Data; References 000724083 5058_ $$aChapter 2: Euro-Mediterranean Trade: Shallow Versus Deep Integration2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tariff and NTM Between the SEMC and the EU; 2.3 The Application of a Specific Gravity Model with Trade Costs; 2.3.1 Model Specification, Data and Sources; 2.3.2 Choice of the Estimators and Sensitivity Analysis; 2.3.3 Estimation and Results; 2.4 Conclusions and Policy Implications; References; Chapter 3: The EU-Turkey Customs Union: A Model for Future Euro-Med Integration; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Customs Union; 3.3 Technical Barriers to Trade; 3.4 Competition Policy; 3.5 Intellectual Property Rights 000724083 5058_ $$a3.6 Administrative Costs of Implementing the Customs Union3.7 Trade Performance, FDI and Criticism of the CU; 3.7.1 Trade Performance; 3.7.2 FDI; 3.7.3 Criticism of the Customs Union; 3.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Manufactured Exports and FDI; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Empirical Analysis; 4.2.1 Manufactured Exports; 4.2.2 Foreign Direct Investment; 4.3 Prospective Analysis; 4.3.1 Manufactured Exports; 4.3.2 Foreign Direct Investment; 4.4 Conclusions; Appendix: Descriptive Statistics; References; Chapter 5: Private Sector Development; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Foreign Direct Investment 000724083 5058_ $$a5.3 The Informal Sector5.4 Cultural Factors That May Influence Private Sector Development; 5.5 Conclusions; References; Part II: Sectoral Studies; Chapter 6: Transport Infrastructure; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Transport Infrastructure Benchmarks for the SEMC; 6.3 Investment Costs and Affordability; 6.3.1 Types of Transport Infrastructure Investment; 6.3.2 Results of the Cost Analysis; 6.3.3 Affordability of Total Transport Investments; 6.3.4 International Comparisons of Transport Investment; 6.4 GDP and Trade Growth Impacts of Transport Investment 000724083 5058_ $$a6.4.1 Investment in Transport Infrastructure and Economic Growth6.4.2 Choice of Threshold Effects Model; 6.4.3 Estimates of Infrastructure Investments Impact on Growth; 6.4.4 Estimates of Trade Impacts of Infrastructure Investments; 6.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Agriculture; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Economic Trends in the SEMC Agriculture Sector; 7.2.1 Share of Individual SEMC in the Region℗þs Agriculture Output; 7.2.2 Demand Patterns; 7.2.3 Production Pattern; 7.3 Agriculture Trade; 7.3.1 Agricultural Trade Balance of SEMC; 7.3.2 Agricultural Trade Between the SEMC and the EU 000724083 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000724083 520__ $$aThis book contains a unique collection of studies on key economic and social policy challenges faced by countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region in a short- and long-term perspective. Prepared within the EU funded FP7 project on "Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region (MEDPRO)" conducted in 2010-2013 it takes account on recent political developments in the region (Arab Spring) and their potential consequences. 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