MENA in transition: any lessons from CESEE?
By: Havlik, Peter
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Contributor(s): Richter, Sandor.
Material type:
BookSeries: wiiw Policy Notes and Reports: 6Publisher: Wien : Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw), 2011Description: 14 S., 5 figures, 30cm.Subject(s): competitiveness | economic reformsCountries covered: Central, East and Southeast Europe | Middle East and North Africawiiw Research Areas: International Trade, Competitiveness and FDIOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: In the wake of the ‘Arab Spring’ several observers compared the changes in the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) to the transition of the former communist countries in
Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) to parliamentary democracy and market
economy starting two decades ago.
Relying on the wiiw’s long standing experience in
analysing both the centrally planned economic systems and the institutional and economic
aspects of transition, the following Policy Note attempts – without claiming to have a
detailed knowledge regarding MENA countries at the moment - to find possible common
features, similarities and/or differences between the economic situation of the MENA
countries and the challenges facing the former centrally planned economies during the
past two decades. The aim of this note is to contribute to discussion regarding the
elaboration of a strategy assisting MENA’s economic transition.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Paper | WIIW Library | /6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 1000010002357 |
In the wake of the ‘Arab Spring’ several observers compared the changes in the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) to the transition of the former communist countries in
Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) to parliamentary democracy and market
economy starting two decades ago.
Relying on the wiiw’s long standing experience in
analysing both the centrally planned economic systems and the institutional and economic
aspects of transition, the following Policy Note attempts – without claiming to have a
detailed knowledge regarding MENA countries at the moment - to find possible common
features, similarities and/or differences between the economic situation of the MENA
countries and the challenges facing the former centrally planned economies during the
past two decades. The aim of this note is to contribute to discussion regarding the
elaboration of a strategy assisting MENA’s economic transition.
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