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Title Cultural heritage and development : a framework for action in the Middle East and North Africa / the World Bank
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (x, 102 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Series Orientations in development series
Orientations in development.
Contents 1. The cultural sector in MENA countries -- A. The sector : actors, assets, industries, and instituions -- B. Loss of patrimony treasures : causes and needs -- II. Cultural heritage and World Bank policies -- Ill. Economic benefits and poverty reduction through CH preservation -- IV. World Bank support for cultural heritage in the MENA region -- V. MENA strategic priorities and framework for assistance -- A. Strategic priorities -- B. Operational steps -- C. Project preparation instruments -- D. Strengthening in-house capacity -- Notes -- References -- Maps -- Illustration credits
Summary The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are blessed with an extraordinary cultural patrimony, secular and religious, of huge importance for each country and for humankind at large. The region is home to 48 sites already inscribed on the world heritage list maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and has an enormous nonmaterial heritage as well. The Middle East is also the cradle of the world's major monotheistic religions. This cultural patrimony is a cornerstone of many people's existence and nourishes their daily lives. It must continue to flourish. This report analyzes the cultural heritage sector in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, and the World Bank's policy and operational experiences in this sector over the past six years, 1996-2001. It has three objectives: 1) to explore the characteristics, capacities, needs, and constraints of the region's cultural sector and their relevance to overall country development; 2) to take stock, describe, and analyze the World Bank's past and current support for preservation and management of the region's cultural heritage; and 3) to extract the lessons of experience and define the strategy framework for future Bank assistance for preserving and managing the MENA region's patrimony
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-95)
Includes illustration credits (pages 101-102)
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Subject World Bank.
SUBJECT World Bank fast
Subject Cultural property -- Protection -- Middle East
Cultural property -- Protection -- Africa, North
Economic development -- Social aspects -- Middle East
Economic development -- Social aspects -- Africa, North
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
Cultural property -- Protection
Economic development -- Social aspects
Cultuurgoed.
Economische ontwikkeling.
North Africa
Middle East
Ontwikkelingslanden.
Form Electronic book
Author World Bank.
ISBN 0585414920
9780585414928