Economic transition in the Middle East global challenges and adjustment strategies (American University in Cairo Press, 1997)
"Based on papers presented at a conference organized by the Economic Research Forum and held in Rabat in 1995, as well as at an earlier conference organized in 1992 by the American University in Cairo"--Preface
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index
pt. I. Introduction and overview. Adjustment and beyond : the Middle East in transition / Heba Handoussa -- pt. II. The international setting. Global challenges and opportunities facing MENA countries at the dawn of the twenty-first century / Raed Safadi ; Why East Asian economies have been successful : some lessons for other developing countries / Byron Gangnes and Seiji Naya ; Adjustment, investment and growth in the high-performing Asian economies / Amar Bhattacharya and John M. Page, Jr. ; From import substitution to outward orientation : some institutional and political economy conditions for reform / Jeffrey B. Nugent ; Privatization as a policy for development / Giacomo Luciani -- pt. III. Country perspectives. Etatisme versus privatization : the changing economic role of the state in nine Arab countries / Nazih Ayubi ; The changing economic role of the state from a Turkish perspective / Fikret Adaman and Murat Sertel ; Economic adjustment and political liberalization in Morocco / Driss Ben Ali ; Industrial policy and the role of the state in Egypt : the relevance of the East Asian experience / Mona Said, Ha-Joon Chang and Khaled Sakr