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Full Description
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.
Contents
Economic Development, Trade and Investment: Determinants of Growth in SEMC.- Euro-Mediterranean Trade: Shallow vs. Deep Integration.- The EU-Turkey Customs Union: A Model for Future Euro-Med Integration.- Manufactured Exports and FDI.- Private Sector Development.- Sectoral Studies: Transport Infrastructure.- Agriculture.- Tourism in the Mediterranean.- The Textile Industry.- Information and Communication Infrastructure.- Financial Development: Determinants of Financial Development Across the Mediterranean.- Dynamics of Bank Efficiency in the EU and SEMC: Is There a Convergence?- Convergence of Banking Regulation.- Financial Development, Bank Efficiency, and Economic Growth Across the Mediterranean.- Financial Sector Development Scenarios.- Social Development: Education Systems and Their Impact on the Labor Market.- Measuring Returns to Education and Human Capital.- Determinants and Measures of Inequality.- Female Labor Force Participation and Economic Development.- Summary: The Economic and Social Policy Reform Agenda in the SEMC: Towards a Sustainable Transition.
