How does the process of export diversification play out in a transitioning economy, especially in light of government policy aimed at trade liberalization? This paper examines this question by considering a directed policy effort by Syria -- an economy transitioning from both economic centralization and resource dependence -- to liberalize its trade in 2001. In addition to documenting the patterns of diversification at the aggregate level since the...
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2011/09/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS5811
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2011/09/11
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Export diversification in a transitioning economy : the case of Syria
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access to international market