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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783581503321

Autore

Jaramillo Carlos Felipe

Titolo

Challenges of CAFTA : : maximizing the benefits for Central America / / Carlos Felipe Jaramillo ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2006]

copyright 2006

ISBN

1-280-51630-5

9786610516308

0-8213-6445-6

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 289 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development : trade

Altri autori (Persone)

LedermanDaniel <1968->

Disciplina

382/.9172

Soggetti

Free trade - Central America

Central America Commerce

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms; Chapter 1 Summary of Findings and Introduction; Chapter 2 Trade and Development in Central America since 1990: Is DR-CAFTA the End of the Road?; Tables; Figures; Chapter 3 The Content of DR-CAFTA: Implications for Market Access and Domestic Reforms; Boxes; Chapter 4 Economic Effects of DR-CAFTA: More Art Than Science; Chapter 5 Policy Approaches to Managing the Economic Transition: Ensuring That the Poor Can Benefit from DR-CAFTA; Chapter 6 Macroeconomic Policy Implications of DR-CAFTA

Chapter 7 Obtaining the Payoff from DR-CAFTA: Priorities for the Complementary Agenda Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The report provides a preliminary assessment of DR-CAFTA, with particular attention to three key themes: (i) expected trade and non-trade benefits, (ii) actions that Central American countries need to pursue to capitalize optimally on the new opportunities, and (iii) identification of the population groups that may require assistance to adapt to a more competitive environment. The Introductory Chapter reviews the main findings of the report. Chapter II places DR-CAFTA in the historical context of the economic reforms that Central America has



been undertaking since the late 1980's. Chapter III p