TY - BOOK AU - Limam,Imed ED - Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran, and Turkey (ERF) ED - Institut arabe de planification. TI - Challenges and reforms of economic regulation in MENA countries SN - 9774247906 AV - HC 415.15 C437 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Cairo, Egypt, New York PB - American University in Cairo Press KW - Medio Oriente KW - Política económica KW - Congresos, conferencias, etc KW - Africa del Norte KW - Moyen-Orient KW - Politique economique KW - Congres KW - ram KW - Afrique du Nord N1 - MENA = Middle East North Africa; "The Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey ; the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait"--Prelim; Papers from a workshop held in Cairo, June 27-29, 2001; "An Economic Research Forum edition."; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction: challenges and reforms of economic regulation in MENA countries |r Imed Limam -- |t Political economy of regulatory challenges and reforms in the MENA regio: an east asian perspective |r Jitendra Uttam -- |t Media and communications regulation in MENA countries: a regulatory overview of MENA countries |r Chedly Allen Mgaieth -- |t Reforms and optimal regulatory design in MENA countries: lessons from the telecommunications industry |r Anastassios Gentzoglanis -- |t Business, economic, and policy implications of e-commerce: lessons for MENA countries |r Imad A. Moosa -- |t Living at e.speed: a look at Egypt's e-readiness |r Deborah L. Wheeler -- |t Cost efficiency of commercial banks in Kuwait and the need for regulatory reforms |r Abid A. Burki and Imad M. Dashti -- |t Accounting standards: country, region, or world perspective? |r John Parkinson -- |t International dimension of regulatory reform with applications to Egypt |r Roger G. Noll -- |t Implementing the agreement on textiles and clothing in the Mediterranean region |r Hanaa Kheir-El-Din N2 - This volume focuses on the operating environments, institutional requirements, and links and interconnections between regulatory reform in different sectors of MENA economies ER -