Breaking the Barriers to Higher Economic Growth: Better Governance and Deeper Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa

by Mustapha K. Nabli

The world's attention to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has often been dominated by headline issues: conflict, sanctions, political turmoil, and rising oil prices. Little of this international attention has considered the broad range of development challenges facing this diverse group of countries. 'Breaking the Barriers' reflects the collected thinking of the World Bank's Office of the Chief Economist for the MENA...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082137415X
• ISBN13: 9780821374153
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 10.1"