Governance and Private Investment in the Middle East and North Africa

Governance and Private Investment in the Middle East and North Africa

This paper addresses the issue of the low level of private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with special emphasis on the role of governance. Based on the existing literature, the authors categorize what types of governance institutions are more detrimental to entrepreneu...

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Main Authors: Aysan, Ahmet Faruk, Nabli, Mustapha Kamel, Véganzonès-Varoudakis, Marie-Ange
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCELERATOR
ACCELERATOR EFFECT
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE INDICATOR
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANKING SECTOR
BUREAUCRACY
BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL THEORY
CITIZENS
CIVIL LIBERTIES
CIVIL RIGHTS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSENSUS
CORRUPTION
COST OF CAPITAL
CRISES
DEBT
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
EQUATIONS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FIXED CAPITAL
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE DATA
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE
GOVERNANCE QUALITY
GOVERNANCE VARIABLES
GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
GROWTH MODEL
GROWTH RATE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT FUNCTIONS
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
JUDICIARY
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGITIMACY
MACROECONOMICS
MARGINAL BENEFIT
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET SIZE
MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EASTERN
NATURAL RESOURCES
NORTH AFRICA
OPTIMIZATION
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL RIGHTS
POLITICAL STABILITY
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
REAL INTEREST RATE
REDUCING UNCERTAINTY
REGULATORY QUALITY
REVERSE CAUSALITY
RULE OF LAW
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
STATE- OWNED ENTERPRISES
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TAXATION
TRADABLE GOODS
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
VESTED INTERESTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6822686/governance-private-investment-middle-east-north-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8430

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6822686/governance-private-investment-middle-east-north-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8430

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