Preface

Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

PART ONE Where Does the Region Stand?

Beyond the Year 2000: Implications of the Middle East's Recent Trade Performance

Alexander J. Yeats

Francis Ng

Agricultural Trade and Rural Development in the Middle East and North Africa

Dean A. DeRosa

Intra-Industry Trade of Arab Countries: An Indicator of Potential Competitiveness

Oleh Havrylyshyn

Peter Kunzel

PART TWO Quantifying the Gains from Liberalization

Assessing the Implications for Lebanon of Free Trade with the European Union

Will Martin

A Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and a Representative Arab Mediterranean Country: A Quantitative Assessment

Thomas F. Rutherford

Elisabet E. Rutstrom

David Tarr

Rents, Red Tape, and Regionalism: Economic Effects of Deeper Integration

Bernard Hoekman

Denise Konan

PART THREE Policy Challenges

Enhancing Egypt's Exports

James H. Cassing

Samiha Fawzy

Denis Gallagher

Hanaa Kheir-El-Din

Regulatory Regimes and Trade Costs

Jamel Zarrouk

Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Lebanon

Keith E. Maskus

PART FOUR Institutional Options

The Greater Arab Free Trade Area: Limits and Possibilities

Jamel Zarrouk

Benefiting from WTO Accession and Membership

Bernard Hoekman

Jayanta Roy

Contributors

References