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Regional Integration and Internal Reforms in the Mediterranean Area.

By OECD

Book information

Publisher
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Year
2000
ISBN
9789264182240, 9264182241
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
575 kB (589146 bytes)
Series
Development Centre seminars.
Pages
130\130
Time added
2017-11-06 06:37:01
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Description

The trade liberalisation agreements signed between the European Union and the southern Mediterranean countries carry risks as well as benefits. They reveal structural weaknesses in the partner countries, including continued rent seeking, market segmentation, a weak modern private sector and inadequate fiscal systems. In the short term, since the agreements only cover industrial goods and not agriculture or services, there is a risk of job losses in the domestic industrial sector due to competition from the EU. The authors of this study highlight the opportunities the agreements offer for suppo.  Read more...

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