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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. But Since The 1980s These Economies Have Experienced A Much Less Dynamic Evolution And Tended Toward Stagnation. This Paper By Oleh Havrylyshyn, Presents An Assessment Of The Experience Of These Economies In A Framework Of A Broad Trade Strategy Perspective For Mediterranean Countries, And Examines Prospects For The Future. A Global Integration Strategy For The Mediterranean Countries; Preface; List Of Abbreviations Used; A Global Integration Strategy For Mediterranean Countries; Open Trade And Market Reforms; Review Of Growth And Trade Performance; Conceptual Framework; Regional Free Trade: A Stepping Stone To Global Free Trade?; Maximizing The Benefits Of The Euro-mediterranean Agreements; Nature Of The Agreements; Overview Of Expected Net Gains From Meda; Short-run Adjustment Costs; Conditions For Realizing Dynamic Gains Potential For Intraregional Tradeis There A Natural Potential For Increasing Intraregional Trade?; Achieving The Full Potential For Intregional Trade; Options For A Trade Policy Strategy In Mediterranean Countries; References Oleh Havrylyshyn. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References. English