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Agricultural trade protection : a perspective from India
(United Nations, 2007)This policy brief reviews traditional arguments for trade liberalization and provides a closer look at the additional reasons for use of government intervention, including trade policy, in agriculture in a developing ... -
Agriculture liberalization in preferential trading agreements : the case of ASEAN free trade area
(United Nations, 2006)This policy brief reviews agriculture liberalization in PTAs by examining the ASEAN free trade area. -
An overview of the economics of outsourcing
(United Nations, 2005)This policy brief offers an initial exploration of the phenomenon of outsourcing with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region. -
Can the sustainable development goals offer a new lease on life for the World Trade Organization?
(United Nations, 2018)Over the past few years, there has hardly been any doubt that the multilateral trading system being governed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been facing an existential crisis. This rather uneasy feeling was ... -
Carbon standards and carbon labelling : an emerging trade concern
(United Nations, 2010-11)The current debate on climate change and its linkages to trade is rapidly gaining global attention. Thus it is reasonable to expect that the focus on carbon leakage and border tax adjustment will only intensify in the ... -
Climate change mitigation policies in the Asia-Pacific : a concern for trade policymakers?
(United Nations, 2010-09)By Martin Wermelinger and Ian Barnes This policy brief provides an overview of national climate change policies (2 types: tax-like policies and subsidy-like policies) that are implemented or planned in selected ... -
Does decentralization foster a good trade and investment climate? early lessons from Indonesian decentralization
(United Nations, 2009-07)By Rina Oktaviani and Tony Irawan
This policy brief reviews the role of decentralization as a possible approach to foster a good trade and investment environment. The policy brief focuses on Indonesia's decentralization ... -
Duty-free, quota-free trade for Asia-Pacific least developed countries : overview and update
(United Nations, 2013)By Pedro J. Martinez Edo and Adam Heal This policy brief provides an overview and update of Duty-Free, Quota-free (DFQF) access schemes for Asia-Pacific LDCs. -
Education of girls vital to moving up the trade value chain
(United Nations, 2014)This policy brief reviews the repercussions of the education of girls on economic development in general and on trade policy outcomes in particular. It shows that a virtuous cycle exists between the education of girls and ... -
Enhancing export diversification through trade facilitation
(United Nations, 2009-05)By Ben Shepherd
This policy brief reviews the importance of trade facilitation to achieve export diversification. -
Escaping the "middle income trap" : the divergent experiences of the Republic of Korea and Brazil
(United Nations, 2015-05)This policy brief reviews the key drivers behind the successful catch - up through a comparative analysis of Republic of Korea and Brazil. These two economies represent an interesting case in that until the 1980s, the GDP ... -
Export bans are ineffective and bad for governance : evidence from the Indian antiquities market
(United Nations, 2013-10)This policy brief argues that export bans are often ineffective in achieving their stated aims. The reason is that producers have a clear economic incentive to bypass the law, and continue to sell their product overseas. ... -
External financing in South Asia : the remittances option
(United Nations, 2010-01)By Sasidaran Gopalan and Ramkishen S. Rajan
This policy brief discusses the relative magnitudes of the various sources of external finance to developing countries on the whole, with a specific focus on remittances ... -
Facilitating services trade in the Asia Pacific
(United Nations, 2010-11)Services account for the bulk of all economic activity in advanced economies, and their contribution in developing countries is increasing. Asia-Pacific economies are no exception. Services value added represents up to 90 ... -
Financing the food value chain
(United Nations, 2018)Access to finance is always a top concern for enterprises because just as a car cannot run without oil, a business cannot develop and grow without financing. Sufficient funds allow companies to upgrade their machineries, ... -
Financing trade and supply chains
(United Nations, 2015-06)International trade is widely acknowledged as a positive force in the creation of economic value and in the advancement of global development efforts and poverty-reduction initiatives. Imperfections and inadequacies in the ... -
Formulas for industrial tariff reduction and policy implications
(United Nations, 2005)This policy brief reviews tariff reduction formulas in the context of NAMA (Non-Agricultural Market Access) negotiations. -
From negotiation to implementation : the Australian experience of implementing Free Trade Agreements
(United Nations, 2014)This ARTNeT policy brief summarizes the process of concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and moving to implementation from the perspective of Australian experience. -
The global crisis and protectionism in the services sector : implications of current findings
(United Nations, 2010-03)Amongst the several alarms triggered by the global economic crisis, the one alerting to a possible global return to protectionism sounded particularly loudly. As the crisis spread geographically and affected more economic ... -
Globalization, inclusion, and e-commerce : agenda for SMEs
(United Nations, 2018)Globalization created wealth and improved standards of living and promoted convergence of incomes across economies. Yet, globalization’s benefits have been seen as heavily tilted towards multinational corporations (MNCs). ...