Contents
Preface
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk
Part One: Where Does the Region Stand?
1. Beyond the Year 2000: Implications of the Middle East's Recent Trade Performance / Alexander J. Yeats and Francis Ng
2. Agricultural Trade and Rural Development in the Middle East and North Africa / Dean A. DeRosa
3. Intra-Industry Trade of Arab Countries: An Indicator of Potential Competitiveness / Oleh Havrylyshyn and Peter Kunzel
Part Two: Quantifying the Gains from Liberalization
4. Assessing the Implications for Lebanon of Free Trade with the European Union / Will Martin
5. A Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and a Representative Arab Mediterranean Country: A Quantitative Assessment / Thomas F. Rutherford, Elisabet E. Rutström, and David Tarr
6. Rents, Red Tape, and Regionalism: Economic Effects of Deeper Integration / Bernard Hoekman and Denise Konan
Part Three: Policy Challenges
7. Enhancing Egypt's Exports / James H. Cassing, Samiha Fawzy, Denis Gallagher, and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din
8. Regulatory Regimes and Trade Costs / Jamel Zarrouk
9. Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Lebanon / Keith E. Maskus
Part Four: Institutional Options
10. The Greater Arab Free Trade Area: Limits and Possibilities / Jamel Zarrouk
11. Benefiting from WTO Accession and Membership / Bernard Hoekman and Jayanta Roy
Contributors
References