David Cobham is Professor of Economics at Heriot-Watt University, UK.  His publications include (as co-editor with Ghassan Dibeh) Monetary Policy and Central Banking in the Middle East and North Africa (also published by Routledge), which complements this book.Ghassan Dibeh is Professor of Economics at the Lebanese American University in Byblos, Lebanon.  He is the editor of the journal Review of Middle East Economics and Finance.

• 1. Introduction Part 1: Monetary Policy Frameworks 2. Monetary Policy Strategies, Financial Institutions and Financial Markets in the Middle East and North Africa: An Overview 3. The Political Economy of Stabilisation in Post-War Lebanon 4. The Evolution of the Monetary Policy Framework in Egypt and the Elusive Goal of Price Stability 5. Monetary Policy and the Central Bank in Jordan 6. From Occupation to an Independent Monetary Policy: Achievements and Aspirations in Palestine 7. The Banking Sector and Macroeconomic Performance: The Case of Turkey Part 2: Monetary Policy Strategies 8. Monetary Policy Strategies and Exchange Rate Regimes on the Southern Shore of the Mediterranean – Developments and Prospects - Thierry Bracke, Michal Franta and Jan Stráský 9. Channels and Environments of Monetary Policy and Their Implications for its Conduct in GCC Countries 10. Assessing Inflation and Output Variability using a New Keynesian Model: An application to Egypt 11. Fiscal Dominance: An Obstacle to Inflation Targeting in Egypt 12. Understanding the Inflationary Process in the GCC Region: The Cases of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait