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Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. The cultural sector in MENA countries -- 2. Cultural heritage and World Bank policies -- 3. Economic benefits and poverty reduction through CH preservation -- 4. World Bank support for cultural heritage in the MENA region -- 5. MENA strategic priorities and framework for assistance -- Notes -- References -- Maps -- Illustration credits

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.