Macroeconomic issues and policies in the Middle East and North Africa /
Macroeconomic issues and policies in the Middle East and North Africa /
Zubair Iqbal, editor.
- Washington, DC : International Monetary Fund, c2001.
- viii, 370 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Horst Kohlervii -- Acknowledgmentsix -- 1. Economic Challenges in the Middle East and North -- Africa-An Overview -- Zubair IqbalI -- Part I. Selected Macroeconomic and Financial Issues -- 2. Demographic Transition in the Middle East: Implications -- for Growth, Employment, and Housing -- Pierre Dhonte, Rina Bhattacharya, and Tarik Yousef19 -- 3. Determinants of Inflation in the Islamic Republic of Iran- -- A Macroeconomic Analysis -- Olin Liu and Olumuyiwa S. Adedeji41 -- 4. Financial Liberalization in Arab Countries -- Karim Nashashibi, Mohamad Elhage, and Annalisa Fedelino 62 -- 5. Monetary Operations and Government Debt Management -- Under Islamic Banking -- V. Sundararajan, David Marston, and Ghiath Shabsigh89 -- Addendum. Recent Developments in Islamic Banking -- Ghiath Shabsigh117 -- 6. Fiscal Sustainability with Nonrenewable Resources -- N igelChak125 -- Part II. External Policies -- 7. External Stability Under Alternative Nominal Exchange -- Rate Anchors: An Application to the Gulf Cooperation -- Council Countries -- S. Nuri Erba,, Zubair lqbal, and Chera L. Sayers161.
The book's overall theme is that self- sustaining and faster growth can be achieved through comprehensive structural reforms and closer collaboration between the region's policymakers and the international community.
1589060415 (alk. paper)
2001024837
Middle East--Economic conditions--1979-
Middle East--Economic policy.
Africa, North--Economic conditions.
Africa, NOrth--Economic policy.
HC415.15 / .M33 2001
339.0956
Includes bibliographical references.
Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Horst Kohlervii -- Acknowledgmentsix -- 1. Economic Challenges in the Middle East and North -- Africa-An Overview -- Zubair IqbalI -- Part I. Selected Macroeconomic and Financial Issues -- 2. Demographic Transition in the Middle East: Implications -- for Growth, Employment, and Housing -- Pierre Dhonte, Rina Bhattacharya, and Tarik Yousef19 -- 3. Determinants of Inflation in the Islamic Republic of Iran- -- A Macroeconomic Analysis -- Olin Liu and Olumuyiwa S. Adedeji41 -- 4. Financial Liberalization in Arab Countries -- Karim Nashashibi, Mohamad Elhage, and Annalisa Fedelino 62 -- 5. Monetary Operations and Government Debt Management -- Under Islamic Banking -- V. Sundararajan, David Marston, and Ghiath Shabsigh89 -- Addendum. Recent Developments in Islamic Banking -- Ghiath Shabsigh117 -- 6. Fiscal Sustainability with Nonrenewable Resources -- N igelChak125 -- Part II. External Policies -- 7. External Stability Under Alternative Nominal Exchange -- Rate Anchors: An Application to the Gulf Cooperation -- Council Countries -- S. Nuri Erba,, Zubair lqbal, and Chera L. Sayers161.
The book's overall theme is that self- sustaining and faster growth can be achieved through comprehensive structural reforms and closer collaboration between the region's policymakers and the international community.
1589060415 (alk. paper)
2001024837
Middle East--Economic conditions--1979-
Middle East--Economic policy.
Africa, North--Economic conditions.
Africa, NOrth--Economic policy.
HC415.15 / .M33 2001
339.0956