1st Edition

Arab Monetary Integration Issues and Prerequisites

By Khair El-Din Haseeb, Samir Makdisi Copyright 2015
478 Pages
by Routledge

477 Pages
by Routledge

477 Pages
by Routledge

Pre-eminent among the requisites for economic integration is monetary integration. It is the premise of the chapters in this book that if the Arab world is to achieve a closer degree of cooperation in economic and political spheres, the issue of monetary integration must be given much more attention. To this end the contributors to this book, who include well-known academics and economic experts... Read more

Part 1. Monetary Integration and Monetary Cooperation  1. On the Concepts, Objectives and Modalities of Monetary Integration J. Williamson  2. The Relationship Between the International Monetary System and Regional Monetary Systems R. Triffin  Part 2. The Current Arab Monetary Situation and the Scope Available for Arab Monetary Cooperation  3. Analysis of the Financial Aspects of Arab Economic Cooperation and Opportunities for Monetary Cooperation B. Dajani  4. Trade and Exchange Regimes and the Exercise of Monetary Policy in the Arab Countries K. Nashashibi  5. The Arab Monetary Fund: Objectives and Performance A. Al-Sagban  Part 3. Monetary Integration in Latin America, Europe and West Africa  6. Monetary Integration in Latin America J.G. del Valle  7. The European Monetary System and European Monetary Integration R. Masera and S. Rossi  8. The Experience of the West African Monetary Union R. Bhatia  Part 4. Prospects for Arab Monetary Integration  9. The External Economic Positions of the Arab Countries and the Role of Financial Surpluses in Achieving Arab Monetary Integration A.S. Ali  10. Arab Monetary Integration: Benefits, Economic Obstacles and Modalities  10.1. Costs and Benefits A. Medio  10.2. Feasibility, Modalities and Selected Operational Issues M. Sakbani  11. The Role of the Arab Monetary Fund in Achieving Arab Monetary Integration F.A. Rasool  12. Basic Economics and Political Prerequisites for Achieving Arab Monetary Integration F. Morsi

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Khair El-Din Haseeb, Samir Makdisi