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No 7
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Adjusting to Trade Liberalization
Adjusting to Trade Liberalization — The Role of Policy, Institutions
and WTO Disciplines seeks to identify tools at the disposal of
governments to smooth adjustment, to minimize an economy's
adjustment costs and to alleviate the burden of those who suffer
most. |
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(72 pages; 295KB) |
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No 6
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Market Access: Unfinished Business — Post Uruguay Round Inventory
The study profiles post-Uruguay Round market access conditions in
three areas — industrial tariffs, agriculture and services — the
latter two of which are already the subject of ongoing negotiations.
The detailed study is intended as a comprehensive resource for
negotiators and the interested public. |
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(145 pages; 754KB) |
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No 5
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Trade, Income Disparity and Poverty
A new WTO study, which is based on two expert reports commissioned
by the WTO Secretariat, aims to clarify the interface between trade,
global income disparity, and poverty. Professor Dan Ben-David of Tel
Aviv University, takes an in-deph look at the linkages between
trade, economic growth, and income disparity among nations.
Professor L. Alan Winters of University of Sussex, discusses the
various channels by which trade may affect the income opportunities
of poor people. The publication also includes a non-technical
overview of the two expert reports. |
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(74 pages; 1009KB) |
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No 4
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Trade and the Environment
This study by the WTO addresses several key questions related to the
environment. The study shows that trade could play a positive role
in the diffusion of environment-friendly technologies around the
world and is backed up by the five case studies on
chemical-intensive agriculture, deforestation, global warming, acid
rain, and overfishing. |
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(109 pages; 1320KB) |
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No 3
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Trade, Finance and Financial Crises
This study by the WTO explains the basic links between trade and the
financial sector, and how financial crises are interrelated with
trade.
This study also includes case studies on past financial crises |
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(62 pages; 588KB) |
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No 2
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Electronic Commerce and the role of the WTO
This second study in a popular series examines the potential trade
gains from the rapidly increasing use of the Internet for commercial
purposes. The study was written as a means of providing background
information for the 132 WTO members who are now developing policy
responses to this new form of commerce. Written by a team of
economists from the WTO Secretariat, it identifies the complexities
as well as the potential benefits of trade via the Internet. The
book describes the extraordinary expansion of opportunities that
electronic commerce offers, including for developing countries. |
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(74 pages; 1147KB) |
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No 1
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Opening Markets in Financial Services and the Role of the GATS
This first publication in a new series of special studies explores
some of the issues surrounding the financial services negotiations,
analyzes what is at stake, and assesses what WTO members have
already achieved in previous negotiations. This 50-page study
contains detailed tables, charts, and boxes to help the reader
understand some of the characteristics of the financial services
sector and appreciate the full benefits of its trade liberalization.
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(57 pages; 1021KB) |
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