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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784488403321

Titolo

Global trade and poor nations [[electronic resource] ] : the poverty impacts and policy implications of liberalization / / Bernard  Hoekman, Marcelo Olarreaga, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-02965-3

9786611029654

0-8157-3672-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoekmanBernard M. <1959->

OlarreagaM (Marcelo)

Disciplina

339.4/6091724

Soggetti

International trade

Commercial policy

Poverty - Developing countries

Developing countries 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

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: The Doha Agenda; The Challenges to Reducing Poverty through Trade Reform: Overview; Estimating the Effects of Global Trade Reform; Part Two: Country Studies; Ethiopia; Madagascar; Zambia; Cambodia; Vietnam; Bolivia; Nicaragua; Part Three: Policy Implications; Development and Trade Agreements: Beyond Market Access; Contributors; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"Assesses the impact of reformed trade policies on the poorest of the poor from a spectrum of poor nations across different regions. Provides guidelines regarding the likely impacts of a global trade reform, utilizing a methodology that combines information to capture effects at the macro level and in individual households"--Provided by publisher.