In 2004, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan signed the Agadir Agreement (AA), a free trade agreement with intention of encouraging closer cooperation in trade. The AA came into force in 2007 and relies on the EU's rules of origin. Contrary to existing explanations, which suggest that the little impact of the AA on intraregional trade is a result of the local political elites in the agreement and of weak state institutions, this article amends the concept of isomorphic mimicry to shed some light on the ineffectiveness of the AA. It claims that instead of acting as a vehicle for regional integration, the AA generated two capability traps: premature load bearing and the reproduction of the structural weaknesses of Arab Mediterranean economies. As a result, the AA does not act as an instrument of intraregional cooperation and inclusive growth.

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阿加迪尔协议：同构模仿的能力陷阱

2004 年，摩洛哥、突尼斯、埃及和约旦签署了《阿加迪尔协定》（AA），这是一项旨在鼓励更紧密贸易合作的自由贸易协定。AA 于 2007 年生效，依赖于欧盟的原产地规则。与现有的解释相反，这些解释表明 AA 对区域内贸易的影响很小是由于协议中的地方政治精英和国家机构薄弱的结果，本文修改了同构模仿的概念，以阐明 AA 的无效性。机管局。它声称，AA 没有充当区域一体化的工具，而是产生了两个能力陷阱：过早的承重和阿拉伯地中海经济结构弱点的再现。因此，AA 不能作为区域内合作和包容性增长的工具。