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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813395003321

Titolo

Preferential trade agreement policies for development : : a handbook / / Jean-Pierre Chauffour and Jean-Christophe Maur, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2011

ISBN

0-8213-8644-1

Descrizione fisica

xx, 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 28 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

ChauffourJean-Pierre

MaurJean-Christophe

Disciplina

382/.9091724

Soggetti

Tariff preferences - Developing countries

Free trade - Developing countries

Economic development - Developing countries

Developing countries Commercial policy

Developing countries Foreign economic relations

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 Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; 1 Beyond Market Access; 2 Landscape; 3 Economics; 4 North-South Preferential Trade Agreements; 5 Customs Unions; 6 Preferential Trade Agreements and Multilateral Liberalization; 7 Agriculture; 8 Preferential Rules of Origin; 9 Trade Remedy Provisions; 10 Product Standards; 11 TBT and SPS Measures, in Practice; 12 Services; 13 Labor Mobility; 14 Investment; 15 Trade Facilitation; 16 Competition Policy; 17 Government Procurement; 18 Intellectual Property Rights; 19 Environment; 20 Labor Rights

21 Human Rights22 Dispute Settlement; Index; Boxes; Figures; Tables

Sommario/riassunto

Economists have repeatedly warned against them, NGOs have fought them, and somegovernments have begrudgingly (at least in appearance) signed them. Yet, in the last twentyyears the growth in number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) has been unabated. Evenmore strikingly, their scope has broadened while their number was increasing. Deep integrationprovisions in PTAs have now become ubiquitous.Gaining market access or preserving existing preferences has remained an important motivationfor acceding to PTAs. But with



the liberalization of trade around the world and the relateddiminishing size