Competition and Efficiency in the Arab World

This book examines competition policies and their ability to foster efficiency and development in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.

This is the first book dealing with competition and efficiency issues in the Arab world. Combining quantitative analysis and field surveys to assess the degree of competition, the degree of efficiency and their relationships in the manufacturing sector, this book provides a unique insight into Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.

KHLID SEKKAT is Professor of Economics at the University of Brussels, Belgium, and a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Technologies in Morocco. He was previously an economic adviser at the European Commission, and he has ated as a consulatnt to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the World Bank and the OEDC. His interests include industrial organization, international economics and development economics.

Introduction–K.Sekkat * Competition, Competition Policy and Economic Efficiency in Egypt–L.M.Abdellatif & A.F.Ghoneim * Competition, Competition Policy and Economic Efficiency in Jordan–I.Saif & N.Barakat * Competition, Efficiency and Competition Policy in Morocco–L.Achy & K.Sekkat * Competition, Efficiency and Competition Policy in Tunisia–R.B.Jelili * Competition and Efficiency: A Cross Countries Analysis–K.Sekkat