Champions Wanted : (Record no. 4752)
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| fixed length control field | 020129s2015 dcu o i001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781464804618 |
| Terms of availability | 24.99 USD |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781464804601 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (The World Bank)210460 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DJBF |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | DJBF |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jaud, Melise. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22405 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Champions Wanted : |
| Remainder of title | Promoting Exports in the Middle East and North Africa / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Jaud, Melise;Freund, Caroline |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Washington, D.C., |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | The World Bank, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (88 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 347 ## - DIGITAL FILE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| File type | data file |
| Source | rda |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Directions in Development - Trade |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | While other emerging regions have been thriving, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's aggregate export performance over the past two decades has been consistently weak. Using detailed firm-level export data from Customs administrations, Champions Wanted explains why. One central finding of the book is that the size distribution of MENA's exporting firms is suggestive of a critical weakness at the top. With the exception of the top firm, MENA's elite exporters are smaller and weaker compared to their peers in other regions. The largest exporter is alone at the top-Zidane without a team. MENA countries have failed to nurture a group of export champions, which critically contribute to export success in other regions. Part of the reason behind this weak export performance is the lack of a competitive real exchange rate. The deleterious effects of an uncompetitive currency can be traced all the way down to the firm level, hurting expansion at the intensive and extensive margins and preventing the emergence of export takeoffs. The lack of heavyweight exporters at the top of the distribution also reflects the region's failure to push for trade and business climate reforms energetically. Finally, the region's prevalent cronyism and corruption under pre-Arab Spring regimes (at least) confirms that business-government ties have led to distortionary allocation of favors and rent dissipation by beneficiary firms, with little evidence that those firms have developed into national champions or helped lift the region's export performance. The possibility of state capture in itself should call for caution when advocating any form of government intervention. In contrast, some interventions, such as export promotion programs, show some effects on smaller exporters. However, because these firms are marginal in trade, such programs cannot be game changers. More broadly, the success of MENA countries in promoting export growth and diversification, as well as generating jobs, depends heavily on their ability to create an environment where large firms can invest and expand exports and new, efficient firms can rise to the top. This book offers some policy leads on how to achieve this goal. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on print version record. |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Comparative Advantage |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22406 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Exchange Rate |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22407 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Export Champions |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22408 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Export Growth |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22409 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Export-Promotion |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22410 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Exporter Dynamics |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22411 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Firm Size Distribution |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22412 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Firm-Level Data |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22413 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Global Value Chains |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22414 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | International Economics and Trade |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22415 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Job Creation |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22416 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22417 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Private Sector Development |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22418 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Trade Policy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22419 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Trade Sanctions |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22420 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Freund, Caroline. |
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| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jaud, Melise. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22405 |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Main entry heading | Print Version: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781464804601 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Directions in Development - Trade |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22422 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | World Bank e-Library. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22423 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0460-1">http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0460-1</a> |
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