Title: Handbook of trade policy for development /
Authors: Lukauskas, Arvid John,; Stern, Robert M. 1927-2015,; Zanini, Gianni, 1954-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Commercial policy; Economic development; International trade; Commercial treaties.
Abstract: There are many textbooks devoted to international trade but few volumes that survey trade theory, policy, and negotiations in a concise, up-to-date manner from an interdisciplinary perspective. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the issues that dominate both academic discourse and the policymaking arena in the field of international trade, bringing to bear the insights of economics, law, and political science. It also stands out by virtue of its emphasis on the development implications of trade, an increasingly useful perspective given the deepening liberalization of developing and emerging market economies and their growing importance in the world economy. The volume examines the full range of trade policy topics that dominate contemporary debates, such as rules of origin, trade in services, competition, public procurement, and trade facilitation, plus emergent controversial topics like trade-related labour standards and environmental issues. It analyses the international trade architecture and the institutional and practical aspects of policymaking and negotiations at the unilateral, multilateral, and regional level, as well as the effects of trade on economic growth, inequality, and poverty. It also explores the sharp increase in the number of preferential trade agreements and their significance for the global trade system. The treatment of each issue is rigorous, yet highly accessible to anyone with a basic background in economics, law, and international political economy --
Contents: 1. Introduction and overview / Arvid Lukauskas, Robert M. Stern, and Gianni Zanini -- 2. The multilateral trading system / Robert M. Stern -- 3. Preferential trade agreements / Pravin Krishna -- 4. Comparative advantage : the Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin theories / Arvind Panagariya -- 5. Trade and the gains from trade in the presence of decreasing costs and imperfect competition / Mary E. Lovely and Devashish Mitra -- 6. Instruments of trade policy / Geoffrey A. Jehle -- 7. Tools for applied goods trade policy analysis : an introduction / Soamiely Andriamananjara, Olivier Cadot, and Jean-Marie Grether -- 8. The political economy of protectionism / Arvid Lukauskas -- 9. The Doha Round / Patrick A. Messerlin -- 10. Protective regimes and trade reform / Wendy E. Takacs -- 11. Protection, subsidies, and agricultural trade / Tim Josling -- 12. The economics of services trade : an overview / Aaditya Mattoo and Gianni Zanini --^