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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chris Milner (Visiting Research Fellow, University of Nottingham) , Oliver Morrissey (Professor of International Economics, University of Nottingham) , Evious Zgovu (Professor of Development Economics, University of Nottingham)Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781849290098ISBN 10: 1849290091 Pages: 140 Publication Date: 01 March 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword 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 IndexReviewsPolicy Responses to Trade Preference Erosion: options for developing countriesapel_1292 175..188 Chris Milner; Oliver Morrissey and Evious Zgovu Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 2010 Pp. xvi + 140. ISBN 978 18492 9009 8 Trade preferences have been a staple of the trade and development policies of high-income countries towards developing countries since the 1960s. The idea is that by giving preferential access to protected markets, incentives will be created to invest in export production and help recipient countries export more of the products in which they already have a comparative advantage and promote diversification into products by increasing the rate of return on the associated investment. The Generalized System of Preferences, the framework for providing trade preferences, was established under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in 1968. Since then a plethora of schemes has been put in place by OECD countries that give developing countries b Author InformationChris 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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