ABSTRACT

With the creation of the Mediterranean partnership and the recent move towards the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008, a new emphasis is placed on the Mediterranean in the study of European Integration.

This book brings together a collection of experts to address this important new area of study and discuss issues such as development, aid, labour, markets, human capital investment, Europeanization and institutional reform.

part I|72 pages

Institutionalism and the Mediterranean area

part II|59 pages

Liberalization and macroeconomic performance in the Mediterranean

part III|58 pages

Privatization, labour markets and productivity in the Mediterranean

chapter 7|15 pages

The political economy of privatization in the Maghreb region

How domestic and external factors have shaped the privatization process and outcomes

chapter 8|20 pages

The impact of trade policy on wages

Evidence from Egypt

part IV|52 pages

Social welfare and public policy in the Mediterranean