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Trade Preferences and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries: A Selective Survey

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dc.contributor.authorHoekman, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorÖzden, Çaglar
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T17:47:56Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T17:47:56Z
dc.date.issued2005-04
dc.description.abstractNonreciprocal trade preferences and provisions in the GATT/WTO that allow developing countries greater leeway to retain or use protectionist policies are two of the central planks of so-called special and differential treatment (SDT) for developing countries in the multilateral trading system. The authors survey the literature on the rationales, institutional features, and economic effectiveness of SDT. A large literature has emerged on SDT in the past 50 years, by both proponents and opponents. They summarize a number of key contributions on the subject, with a special emphasis on the evaluation of the impact of SDT, especially preferential market access. The issue of SDT has become very topical again, following a period during which it was viewed as an outdated concept for the multilateral trading system. The authors therefore devote attention as well to a number of recent contributions that discuss (1) whether there is a continued need for SDT, and (2) how this might be designed from both a development (recipient) objective and from the perspective of the trading system more generally. A major theme of the survey is that most of the issues that are debated today were already being discussed in the 1960s. The authors conclude that those who questioned the value of unilateral preferences have proven to be prescient.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5752864/trade-preferences-differential-treatment-developing-countries-selective-survey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3566
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9264
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3566
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAPPAREL EXPORTS
dc.subjectATTENUATED INCENTIVES
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCARTEL
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONDITIONALITY
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY EXPORTERS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY MARKETS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INDUSTRY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subjectDUTY-FREE ACCESS
dc.subjectDUTY-FREE TREATMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ORDER
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXISTING SCHEMES
dc.subjectEXPORT EARNINGS
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN GOODS
dc.subjectFOREIGN PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectGATT/WTO
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGNP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGRAVITY APPROACH
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHIGH TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS/ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPORT-COMPETING SECTORS
dc.subjectIMPORT-SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL EXPANSION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLOCAL INPUTS
dc.subjectLOCAL MARKET
dc.subjectMARGINAL TRADE
dc.subjectMARKET POWER
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMEMBER STATES
dc.subjectMFN TARIFFS
dc.subjectMONEY LAUNDERING
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATING
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectNONTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectPARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPREFERENCE EROSION
dc.subjectPREFERENCE SCHEMES
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCT CATEGORIES
dc.subjectPRODUCT LEVEL
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST POLICIES
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST PRESSURES
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectRECIPROCAL BASIS
dc.subjectRECIPROCAL TRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL PROGRAM
dc.subjectRESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectRULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectSAFEGUARD CLAUSE
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectTARIFF LINES
dc.subjectTARIFF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE EFFECTS
dc.subjectTIME SERIES
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRADE CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectTRADE CREATION
dc.subjectTRADE CREATION/DIVERSION--WHICH
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION EFFECT
dc.subjectTRADE EXPANSION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTRADE PROMOTION
dc.subjectTRADE REGIME
dc.subjectTRADE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUME
dc.subjectTRADING SYSTEM
dc.subjectUNILATERAL PREFERENCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNILATERAL PREFERENCES
dc.subjectUNILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectUNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVALUE OF IMPORTS
dc.subjectWELFARE LOSS
dc.subjectWELFARE LOSSES
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectZERO TARIFF
dc.subjectZERO TARIFFS
dc.titleTrade Preferences and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries: A Selective Surveyen
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okr.date.disclosure2005-04-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:35:47.959902Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5752864/trade-preferences-differential-treatment-developing-countries-selective-survey
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid591041468166772176
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3566
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okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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