
Policy Responses to Trade Preference Erosion
Options for Developing Countries
Commonwealth Secretariat (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-84929-009-8 (ISBN)
Description
It was hoped that trade preferences, offered to exports from developing countries by industrialised countries, would give greater economic benefits than has been the case. Now continuing multilateral tariff liberalisation threatens to further erode even those benefits that remain. This study looks at how best developing countries should respond to this erosion of trade preferences, either through restructuring individual preference arrangements or by acting to offset the adverse effects of preference erosion.
Reviews / Votes
'This is an excellent volume for readers looking for a short but comprehensive and objective synthesis of the state of present knowledge on the use and value of trade preferences and the options that have been proposed to address erosion costs and make existing preference programs for poor countries more effective. The annexes are particularly valuable in providing more detailed, yet quite concise, quantitative information on aspects of the preference erosion question.' Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, Volume 25, Issue 1, 175-176, May 2011More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84929-009-8 (9781849290098)
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Persons
Chris Milner is Professor of International Economics and Research Fellow of the Centre for Research on International Trade and Economic Development (CREDIT) and the Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP) Research Centre, School of Economics, University of Nottingham. Oliver Morrissey is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on International Trade and Economic Development (CREDIT), School of Economics, University of Nottingham. Evious Zgovu is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Centre for Research on International Trade and Economic Development (CREDIT), School of Economics, University of Nottingham.
Author
Visiting Research FellowUniversity of Nottingham
Professor of International EconomicsUniversity of Nottingham
Professor of Development EconomicsUniversity of Nottingham
Content
Foreword Abbreviations Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Context and issues 1.2 Aims of the study 1.3 Outline of the report 2. Review of Trade Preference Schemes 2.1 Nature and evolution of preferential schemes 2.2 Extent and trade coverage of preferential schemes 2.3 Preference margins: extent and evolution 2.4 Summary conclusions 3. Preferences and Developing Country Experience 3.1 Benefits of preferential trade agreements 3.2 Benefits of targeted trade preferences 3.3 Costs of preference erosion 3.4 Implications of the evidence on costs and benefits 3.5 Summary conclusions 4. Future Prospects and Policy Options 4.1 Implications of current trade negotiations for preference erosion 4.2 Characteristics of countries exposed to preference erosion 4.3 Improving preference schemes 4.4 Policy responses in preference-receiving countries 4.5 Summary and implications 5. Strategies for Addressing Preference Erosion 5.1 Trade policy negotiating strategies 5.2 Trade facilitation and investment strategies 5.3 Aid for trade and export development 5.4 Conclusions: some questions answered Appendix to Chapter 2 (A2) Appendix to Chapter 3 (A3) Annex Tables Bibliography Index