The Development Dimensions of Trade [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2001.
The multilateral trading system has delivered successive rounds of trade liberalisation and established mechanisms to protect the interests of trading nations. The result has been growth for those nations that have recognised the importance of openness and established a domestic policy framework that complements the opportunities presented by trade liberalisation. How have some developing countries been able to turn globalisation to their advantage? What trade issues will need to be addressed if development is to be promoted more broadly? How can the multilateral trading system facilitate the development process? This publication provides an in-depth analysis of the development dimensions of trade, with particular emphasis on the integration of non-OECD countries into the global economy.
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CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; I. THE TRADE AND INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT GOING INTO THE 21st CENTURY; II. THE GLOBALISATION PROCESS AND NON-OECD COUNTRIES; A. Investment; B. The Globalisation of Production; C. International Trade; D. Trade, Investment and Disparities; E. The Social Dimension of Globalisation: Core Labour Standards; F. The Environmental Dimension of Globalisation; III. OPENNESS AND GROWTH: EVIDENCE AND POLICY; A. Trade and Growth - The Direct Evidence; B. Trade and Growth - The Indirect Evidence
C. Trade Liberalisation is not Sufficient: Are There Necessary Concomitants?D. Are There Trade-Offs?; E. Trade And Growth: Summary - The Self-Healing Economy; IV. NON-OECD COUNTRIES AND THE STRENGTHENING OF THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM; A. Market Access in Goods; B. Liberalisation of Services; C. Building Trade Disciplines; D. The Impact of the Uruguay Round and Beyond; V. THE WTO AND DEVELOPMENT; A. Developing Countries' Concerns; B. Tiering of S&D; VI. THE CONTRIBUTION OF DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION; A. Key Development Objectives; B. The Comprehensive Development Framework
C. Poverty Reduction StrategiesD. Building Capacities for Trade; E. The Scope of the Agenda; F. Promoting Effective Partnerships; VII. CONCLUDING REMARKS; APPENDIX 1 Labour Standards and the WTO; APPENDIX 2 The least developed countries in world trade; APPENDIX 3 Classification of economies under various GSP programmes; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GLOSSARY
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-151).
The multilateral trading system has delivered successive rounds of trade liberalisation and established mechanisms to protect the interests of trading nations. The result has been growth for those nations that have recognised the importance of openness and established a domestic policy framework that complements the opportunities presented by trade liberalisation. How have some developing countries been able to turn globalisation to their advantage? What trade issues will need to be addressed if development is to be promoted more broadly? How can the multilateral trading system facilitate the development process? This publication provides an in-depth analysis of the development dimensions of trade, with particular emphasis on the integration of non-OECD countries into the global economy.
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