Europe and the Mediterranean Economy (Paperback, 1)

Part I: Institutionalism and the Mediterranean Area  Preface: Europe and the Mediterranean Economy: an introduction Joan Costa Font, LSE< UK  1. The importance of Institutional building on free trade agreements M. Borrell, LSE, UK  2. Cross-regionalism: A framework for MENA countries A.Tovias, Hebrew Uni, Israel  3. Shallow versus Deep Integration Scenarios in the Euro-Mediterranean Area: A Quantitative Assessement N. Peridy, Uni du Sud, France  Liberalisation and Macro-economic Performance in the Mediterranean  4. Market Liberalisation effects on economy; growth positive shocks from EU to MENA R. De Bock, D. Florea and J. Toujas-Bernate, IMF  5. Did the Promises Used to Sell the Euro Mediterranean Partnership Have Come True: Illustration from the Tunisian experience M. Chemingui and H. Bchir, UN and African Development Bank  6. The Global Financial Crisis and the Euromediterranean Partnership S.Neaime, American Uni of Beirut, Lebanon  Part IV: Privatisation, Labour Markets and Productivity in the Mediterranean  7. The political economy of privatization in the Maghreb region: How domestic and external factors have shaped the privatization process and outcomes? M. Biygautane and M. Lahouel, Dubai School of Government and Government of Dubai, UAE  8. Influence of trade in labour market wages and specifically in low-skilled workers. Evidence from Egypt M.Said, London Middle East Institute, University of London, UK and The American University in Cairo  9. Trade, productivity and technical change in MENA countries J. Millan, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid  Part IV: Social Welfare and Public Policy in the Mediterranean  10. Poverty reduction in the MENA countries ? M Kar, B.Guloglu, S Nazlioglu, H Agir Mushin, associate prof, Cukurova University, Department of Economics, Adana, Turkey and Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum in Cairo, Egypt  11. EU Migration Policy and the Euromed Process N. Peridy  12. The Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area G. Clive