Industrial Competitiveness in MENA Countries

Abstract

This chapter aims to highlight how the processes of trade and supranational integration through its requirements have a remarkable influence in improving the industrial competitiveness of MENA countries. First, there is a brief overview of the industrial structure of the MENA countries, paying particular attention to the aspects linked to its industrial competitiveness. Second, the industrial policies aimed to promo the competitiveness of the industry are analysed for each country. In the conclusions, we can see that many countries show a diversity of industrial development and industrial strategies and state that the countries that have opted for supranational integration and international trade are showing a faster and more competitive industrial development.

Thoughts on Competitiveness and Integrated Industrial Policy: A Field of Mutual Convergences

“…Industrial competitiveness in MENA countries: Current strategic directions of industrial policy (Ferná ndez & Pablo-Marti, 2016) Trade agreements in the Middle East and North Africa countries propel industrial competitiveness but also cause additional pressure to small companies. These countries need new strategic directions for their industrial policies.…”

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“…The authors conclude that Romania has to maintain global competitiveness by applying a complex industrial policy that identifies priority action lines and establishes a program linked with the EU. p) Fernández and Pablo-Marti (2016) suggest that trade and supranational integration through regional trade agreements improve the industrial competitiveness of the Middle East and North Africa countries and examine their industrial policies. They argue that free trade promotes competitiveness but also causes pressure for generally small companies in developing countries.…”

“…Six out of eighteen publications refer to the implications of the concept of sectoral or industrial competitiveness in industrial policy-and vice versa (Coffey, 2003;Fernández and Pablo-Marti, 2016;Hafeez Siddiqui and Mujtaba Nawaz Saleem, 2010;Hiraoka, 1998;Sassoon, 1976;Tiemstra, 1994). II.…”