Contents -- Preface -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk -- Part One: Where Does the Region Stand? -- 1. Beyond the Year 2000: Implications of the Middle East's Recent Trade Performance / Alexander J. Yeats and Francis Ng -- 2. Agricultural Trade and Rural Development in the Middle East and North Africa / Dean A. DeRosa -- 3. Intra-Industry Trade of Arab Countries: An Indicator of Potential Competitiveness / Oleh Havrylyshyn and Peter Kunzel -- Part Two: Quantifying the Gains from Liberalization -- 4. Assessing the Implications for Lebanon of Free Trade with the European Union / Will Martin -- 5. A Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and a Representative Arab Mediterranean Country: A Quantitative Assessment / Thomas F. Rutherford, Elisabet E. Rutström, and David Tarr -- 6. Rents, Red Tape, and Regionalism: Economic Effects of Deeper Integration / Bernard Hoekman and Denise Konan -- Part Three: Policy Challenges -- 7. Enhancing Egypt's Exports / James H. Cassing, Samiha Fawzy, Denis Gallagher, and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din -- 8. Regulatory Regimes and Trade Costs / Jamel Zarrouk -- 9. Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Lebanon / Keith E. Maskus -- Part Four: Institutional Options -- 10. The Greater Arab Free Trade Area: Limits and Possibilities / Jamel Zarrouk -- 11. Benefiting from WTO Accession and Membership / Bernard Hoekman and Jayanta Roy -- Contributors -- References.