Does the quality of institutions limit the MENA's integration in the world economy?

World Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1475-1498

  Méon, Pierre Guillaume ^a   Sekkat, Khalid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE RELATIONS;

AFRICA; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 7244260443     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0378-5920.2004.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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