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Economic and Social Development of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Rym Ayadi

    1. (CEPS), Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Marek Dabrowski

    1. Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland

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  3. Luc De Wulf

    1. CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw, Poland

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  • Unique collection of studies on key economic and social challenges of the region

  • Takes account on the recent political developments (Arab Spring) and its consequences

  • Covers a broad spectrum of topics in a comprehensive and systematic way

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Economic Development, Trade and Investment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Determinants of Growth in SEMC

      • Leonor Coutinho
      Pages 3-17

    3. Euro-Mediterranean Trade: Shallow Versus Deep Integration

      • Nicolas Peridy, Ahmed F. Ghoneim
      Pages 19-35

    4. The EU-Turkey Customs Union: A Model for Future Euro-Med Integration

      • Subidey Togan
      Pages 37-48

    5. Manufactured Exports and FDI

      • Khalid Sekkat
      Pages 49-61

    6. Private Sector Development

      • Richard Woodward, Mehdi Safavi
      Pages 63-77

  3. Sectoral Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Transport Infrastructure

      • Robin Carruthers
      Pages 81-94

    3. Agriculture

      • Saad Belghazi
      Pages 95-109

    4. Tourism in the Mediterranean

      • Robert Lanquar
      Pages 111-126

    5. The Textile Industry

      • Christiane Haberl
      Pages 127-142

    6. Information and Communication Infrastructure

      • Jawad J. Abbassi
      Pages 143-156

  4. Financial Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Determinants of Financial Development Across the Mediterranean

      • Rym Ayadi, Emrah Arbak, Sami Ben Naceur, Willem Pieter De Groen
      Pages 159-181

    3. Dynamics of Bank Efficiency in the EU and SEMC: Is There a Convergence?

      • Barbara Casu, Alessandra Ferrari
      Pages 183-199

    4. Convergence of Banking Regulation

      • Rym Ayadi, Emrah Arbak, Willem Pieter De Groen
      Pages 201-218

    5. Financial Development, Bank Efficiency, and Economic Growth Across the Mediterranean

      • Rym Ayadi, Emrah Arbak, Sami Ben Naceur, Willem Pieter De Groen
      Pages 219-233

    6. Financial Sector Development Scenarios

      • Rym Ayadi, Emrah Arbak, Sami Ben Naceur, Willem Pieter De Groen
      Pages 235-249

  5. Social Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
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About this book

This 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. It covers a broad spectrum of topics such as factors of economic growth, macroeconomic and fiscal stability, trade and investment, Euro-Mediterranean and intra-regional economic integration, private sector development and privatizations, infrastructure, tourism, agriculture, financial sector development, poverty and inequality, education, labor market and gender issues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • (CEPS), Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium

    Rym Ayadi

  • Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland

    Marek Dabrowski

  • CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw, Poland

    Luc De Wulf

About the editors

Dr. Rym Ayadi is Senior Research Fellow and Head of Research of the Financial Institutions, Prudential Policy and Tax Unit at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). She was coordinator of the FP7 project on „Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region (MEDPRO)”.

Dr. Marek Dabrowski is Professor of Economics and former President of CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research. He has been involved in policy advising and policy research in several European, Asian and North African countries.

Dr. Luc De Wulf is Fellow at CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research and retired staff member of the IMF and World Bank with vast policy research and policy advising experience in Africa, Middle East and Asia.

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