期刊名称:Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
出版年度:2010
卷号:12
期号:1
出版社:Loyola University Chicago
摘要:The location choice of production and regional dimensions of thephenomenon are widely discussed on the grounds of intra countrystudies. Application of the theoretical framework developed for the intracountry studies to the cross country studies is also growing field ofeconomics. MENA region consists of lagging and developing nations ofthe globe is an interesting area of study to assess the dynamics of locationof production. Within this context, after identifying proper indicators toaccount for business environment at the country level, the paper indentsto scrutinize the determinants behind the development of the businessenvironments within the region. Results state that domestic consumptionand export as the demand driven factors dominate the development pathof business environment in the MENA region