Coping with Trade Reforms
Subtitle: A Developing -Country Perspective on the WTO Industrial Tariff Negotiations
Contributors: Sam Laird (Editor); Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780230004726
Subjects: Development economics; Labour economics; Trade agreements & tariffs; Economic Policy; International Organizations; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Politics/International Relations; Development - Economic Development; International - General; Business & Economics / Economic Development; International Relations - Trade & Tariffs; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Commercial policy; Developing countries; World Trade Organization
Description: While the long-term gains from liberalization are generally accepted, liberalizing economies are, nevertheless, likely to face short to medium term adjustment costs. Yet most developing countries do not have well-developed social safety nets to address these problems. This book gauges the possible development implications of the current WTO trade negotiations by examining the various proposals and assessing their likely economic impact. Eight country studies (Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, India, Jamaica, Malawi, Philippines and Zambia) examine the experiences of a number of countries at different levels of development and across various regions to ascertain the impact of their trade reforms and the factors contributing to the outcomes.