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Subtitle: an Egypt-U.S. free trade agreement
By: Ahmed Galal, Robert Z. Lawrence, editors.
Contributors: Galal, Ahmed, 1948-; Lawrence, Robert Z., 1949-
Publisher: Brookings Institution; Brookings Institution Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Free trade -- United States; Free trade -- Egypt; United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Egypt; Egypt -- Foreign economic relations -- United States; United States -- Commercial treaties; Egypt -- Commercial treaties
Description: In April 1997, Egyptian President Mubarak and U.S. Vice President Gore agreed to explore the possibility of creating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Egypt and the United States. The very idea of such an agreement has been met by controversy and skepticism from critics in both countries. The authors of this book, however, believe that the case for considering an FTA between the United States and Egypt rests on solid economic and political grounds.

This book offers U.S. and Egyptian policymakers answers to such pertinent questions as: What form should an FTA agreement take? Should it concentrate on border barriers or cover other aspects such as investments and services? What are the likely implications for both countries? And how will such an agreement affect the rest of the region? Its conclusions will be relevant to policymakers elsewhere in their pursuit of similar regional trade agreements.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview / Ahmed Galal and Robert Lawrence; title: An Egyptian perspective / Ahmed Galal and Sahar Tohamy; title: A U.S. perspective / Robert Z. Lawrence; title: Economic incentives and effects / Bernard Hoekman, Denise Konan, and Keith Maskus.