Ahmed (Hrsg.) Galal

Industrial Policy in the Middle East and North Africa

Rethinking the Role of the State

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Most governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region use trade policy to protect certain industries, provide tax incentives to promote a particular type of investment, and make subsidized credit available to firms of a certain size. Such government intervention, known as industrial policy, is the topic of this book. The aim is to assess whether state intervention leads to net benefits to society, why policymakers intervene, and how to bring about a healthier balance between states and markets. Answers to these questions are given in six chapters based on research papers that were presented at a conference held in Cairo in Novemb… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-61797-524-0
EAN: 9781617975240
Produktnummer: 22570886
Verlag: American University of Cairo Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 160 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 3'795 KB

Über den Autor

AHMED GALAL is executive director and director of research of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES). He has also been a staff member of the World Bank since 1984.