The Economics of Middle East Peace: Views from the Region - Rilegato

Fischer, Stanley; Rodrik, Dani

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ISBN 10: 0262061538 ISBN 13: 9780262061537

Casa editrice: Mit Pr, 1993

Riassunto

This landmark collection of essays addresses the question: Given peace in the MiddleEast, then what? Focusing on the countries most immediately affected by the Arab-Israeli conflict,economists representing Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories offer differingperspectives on potential opportunities and difficulties and on the actions that would be requiredto redirect, rejuvenate, and sustain the economies of the region.The book opens with case studies ofEgypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It then examines overallregional issues such as the economic consequences of peace and the economic reforms needed tomaximize peace dividends. Essays in the last part focus on the transition to peace and the futureeconomic development of the Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian, and other regional economiesTopicsaddressed include the relation of defense spending to the economy, the implications of a peace fortrade across borders, the benefits of economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians, andthe role of foreign aid in economic reconstruction in the Middle East.Stanley Fischer is Professorof Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dani Rodrik is Associate Professor ofPublic Policy at the Kennedy School, Harvard University. Elias Tuma is Professor of Economics at theUniversity of California, Davis.

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Elias Tuma is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Mit Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0262061538
• ISBN 13: 9780262061537
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 384
• Redattore: Tuma Elias
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