Arab Development Challenges of the New Millennium

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This title was first published in 2002. In 2000 a major international conference was organized by the Arab Planning Institute to identify analyze and compare development challenges facing Arab countries at the dawn of the new millennium. An interdisciplinary team of scholars were brought together from the fields of regional science development studies economics business and government policy and together they addressed global regional and domestic challenges and their impact on the Arab region. This volume brings together the best papers presented at this conference. In doing so it offers up-to-date insights into and a clearer understanding of this region. It highlights issues including: economic and social implications of globalization; strategic alliances; the implications for Arab countries of emerging technological patterns; the impact of the European Monetary Union and the euro; Arab regional integration; education; and the development of individual Arab country's economies. | Arab Development Challenges of the New Millennium