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  "title": "A Global Integration Strategy for the Mediterranean Countries: Open Trade and Market Reforms",
  "publication": "Books, September 12, 1997",
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  "summary": "The economy of the Mediterranean region countries - which in the present study include Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, as well as Israel and Turkey - experienced a period of strong and dynamic economic development in the late 1970s and early 1980s.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- Author: Oleh Havrylyshyn\n- Publication date: September 12, 1997\n- Core focus: assessment of Mediterranean region economies within a broad trade strategy perspective and examination of prospects for the future.\n- Geographic scope (as defined in the study): Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey.\n- Historical pattern reported:\n  - Period of strong and dynamic economic development in the late 1970s and early 1980s.\n  - Since the 1980s these economies have experienced a much less dynamic evolution and tended toward stagnation."
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      "heading": "Major themes and analytical focus",
      "content": "- Comparative advantage and its implications for Mediterranean countries.\n- Exports and imports patterns and performance.\n- International trade policy instruments: tariffs and trade liberalization.\n- Trade creation and trade diversion cost considerations.\n- Long-run trade liberalization adjustment and liberalization risk.\n- Role of factor markets, free trade zones, and access to EU export markets."
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      "heading": "Topics and keywords (as listed)",
      "content": "- Comparative advantage\n- Exports\n- Imports\n- International trade\n- Tariffs\n- Trade liberalization\n- amount of trade\n- BOOK\n- countries of the region export\n- country export\n- East Asia\n- EU export market\n- EU market\n- EU trade\n- Europe\n- factor market\n- free trade zone\n- Global\n- liberalization risk\n- long-run trade liberalization adjustment\n- Mediterranean country market\n- Mediterranean region country\n- trade creation\n- trade diversion cost\n\nInternational Monetary Fund — A Global Integration Strategy for the Mediterranean Countries: Open Trade and Market Reforms (Oleh Havrylyshyn), September 12, 1997.\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/a-global-integration-strategy-for-the-mediterranean-countries-open-trade-and-market-reforms-2292"
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    "Authors: Oleh Havrylyshyn",
    "Published: September 12, 1997",
    "Series: Books",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756473.071",
    "Author: Oleh Havrylyshyn",
    "Publication date: September 12, 1997",
    "Core focus: assessment of Mediterranean region economies within a broad trade strategy perspective and examination of prospects for the future.",
    "Geographic scope (as defined in the study): Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey.",
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