Jordan and the United States

The Political Economy of Trade and Economic Reform in the Middle East

Imad El-Anis

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9780857719072
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Economic Policy
• Index: Economics

Relations between the United States and the Middle East are going through a period of significant change in which the use of force in pursuit of national interests has proved to be increasingly counter-productive. A new policy direction has been adopted which seeks to promote economic integration, development and cooperation. The recent proliferation of US-Middle East free trade agreements is a corner-stone of this new foreign policy approach. Imad El-Anis here offers an analysis of how free trade and economic integration can impact US-Middle East relations by using the Jordan-US relationship as an example. This book is essential reading for those wishing to understand the new direction of US foreign economic policy towards the Middle East and the accompanying reforms taking shape in the Arab world.

Table of contents

• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Twenty-First Century Ipe: Towards a New Understanding of US-Jordan Relations
• 2. State Facilitation of Trade: Jordanian Interests and Policy
• 3. State Facilitation of Trade: US Interests and Trade Policy
• 4. Bilateral Trade in Textiles and Clothing
• 5. Bilateral Trade in Pharmaceutical Products
• 6. Bilateral Trade in Banking and Insurance Services
• Conclusions
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index