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Coping with Trade Reforms

A Developing Country Perspective on the Wto Industrial Tariff Negotiations

By: S. Laird (Editor), S. FernÃ¡ndez de CÃ³rdoba (Editor), Santiago FernÃ¡ndez de CÃ³rdoba (Editor)

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Hardcover | 4 August 2006 | Edition Number 1

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List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Foreword; S.Panitchpakdi Foreword; T.Venables List of Contributors Overview; S.Laird & S.Fern¡ndez de C³rdoba PART 1: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS Now What? Searching for a Solution to the WTO Industrial Tariff Negotiations; S.Fern¡ndez de C³rdoba & D.Vanzetti Comment: The Effects of Tariff Liberalizations and Preference Erosion; J.Francois Adjustments Costs and Trade Liberalization; S.Fern¡ndez de C³rdoba, S.Laird, J-C.Maur & J.M.Serena PART 2: ADJUSTING TO TRADE REFORMS: COUNTRY STUDIES Bangladesh; N.Rahman Brazil; L.Valls Pereira Bulgaria; V.Ognivtsev India; V.Jha Jamaica; M.Witter Malawi; K.Mbkeani Philippines; R.L.Clarete Zambia; M.Ndulo & D.Mudenda Comment: Reflections on the Trade Reforms and Policy Implications; P.A.Messerlin Index

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List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. x
List of Abbreviations	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Foreword	p. xv
Foreword	p. xvi
List of Contributors	p. xvii
Overview	p. 1
What to Expect from the WTO Negotiations	p. 19
Now What? Searching for a Solution to the WTO Industrial Tariff Negotiations	p. 21
Introduction	p. 21
Existing protection	p. 21
WTO negotiations: from Doha to Hong Kong	p. 25
The scenarios	p. 26
Tariff changes	p. 31
Modelling trade policy	p. 34
Simulation results	p. 38
Implications and conclusions	p. 51
Comment: the Effects of Tariff Liberalizations and Preference Erosion	p. 59
Developing-country tariffs matter for LDC market access	p. 59
Preferences and the benefits of NAMA negotiations for LDCs	p. 61
Concluding comments	p. 64
Adjustment Costs and Trade Liberalization	p. 66
Introduction	p. 66
Definition of adjustment costs	p. 66
The rise in concern about structural adjustment costs	p. 68
The nature of structural adjustment costs	p. 73
Measuring structural adjustment costs	p. 74
Policy implications	p. 76
Concluding comments	p. 81
Adjusting to Trade Reforms: Country Studies	p. 87
Bangladesh	p. 89
Introduction	p. 89
Role of foreign trade	p. 89
Reform and liberalization policies	p. 90
Implications of the reforms and liberalization	p. 94
Adjustment costs arising from trade agreements	p. 97
Brazil	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Overview of the Brazilian economy	p. 101
Trade liberalization	p. 103
Economic impact of trade liberalization	p. 106
Conclusions, policy lessons and implications of the Doha Negotiations	p. 109
Bulgaria	p. 112
Introduction and overview of the country	p. 112
Trade liberalization and its economic impacts	p. 116
Policy lessons and implications	p. 121
India	p. 124
Introduction	p. 124
Overview of the trade and economic reforms	p. 124
The development impact of trade liberalization	p. 129
Possible effects on Indian industry of further trade liberalization under-NAMA	p. 134
Conclusions	p. 136
Jamaica	p. 140
Introduction and overview of the country	p. 140
Trade liberalization	p. 143
Economic impact of trade liberalization	p. 148
Development impact of trade liberalization	p. 151
Policy lessons and implications	p. 153
Malawi	p. 158
Introduction	p. 158
Trade liberalization and its impact	p. 160
Policy lessons and implications	p. 168
The Philippines	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
The Philippines economy: overview and recent trends	p. 172
Trade reforms and recent trends	p. 173
Assessing the effects of freer trade policies	p. 178
Transaction costs	p. 183
Concluding remarks	p. 185
Zambia	p. 188
Introduction	p. 188
Trade policy and reform	p. 189
Effects of the reforms	p. 193
Conclusions and policy lessons	p. 200
Comment: the Process of Trade Liberalization in the Eight Countries	p. 203
Introduction	p. 203
Impact on economic and social development	p. 205
Conclusions: what next?	p. 209
Comment: Reflections on the Trade Reforms and Policy Implications	p. 218
Introduction	p. 218
Challenging the current view of the liberalization process	p. 218
A better understanding of the liberalization process	p. 219
Implications for growth and policy lessons	p. 221
Special and differential treatment revisited	p. 223
Trade liberalization and domestic reforms	p. 225
Index	p. 227
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