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Strengthening Bolivian Competitiveness : Export Diversification and Inclusive Growth

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:04:06Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:04:06Z
dc.date.issued2009-06-01
dc.description.abstractBolivia's trade liberalization, launched in the mid-1980s, has resulted in a relatively open trade regime; but the results have been mixed. Bolivia's export to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio and export entrepreneurship index rating are among the highest in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region and the country has achieved great success in making soya the major export crop in less than 10 years. At the same time, the country's share in world trade has stagnated and exports are increasingly dominated by gas and minerals. Reinvigorating the nontraditional export sector is important for the government of Bolivia as it implements its national development plan. As a resource-rich country, the Bolivian government's emphasis on export diversification is well-placed but the optimal nontraditional export strategy should build on successes in the traditional sector. This study investigates: (a) the role trade should play in Bolivia's development strategy considering the country's natural resource endowment; (b) the lessons of Bolivia's integration to the world economy; (c) the linkages between Bolivia's past trade and economy and a forward-looking analysis of the impact of different scenarios on growth, employment, trade flows, and poverty; (d) constraints to higher export competitiveness and weaknesses related to transport and logistics; and (e) the characteristics of exporting firms and the constraints affecting them. The main findings of the analysis are that preferential access to world markets is necessary but not sufficient for success in nontraditional exports; rather, success depends largely on increasing the competitiveness of exporting firms. Second, a neutral incentive regime is essential to the growth of nontraditional exports. Third, efficient backbone services are vital for reducing exporters' costs. Finally, the government should be proactive in addressing institutional impediments to cross-border trade. The study presents prioritized policy implications of the analysis related to: (i) trade policy and preferential access to markets; (ii) the incentives regime; (iii) backbone services; (iv) increasing the effectiveness of institutions to promote cross-border trade; and (v) setting the foundations for exports diversification.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090812003214
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8021-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8021-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2656
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Country Study
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INFLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS REVENUES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INDUSTRY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subjectDUMPING
dc.subjectDUTY DRAWBACK
dc.subjectDUTY DRAWBACKS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPORT BANS
dc.subjectEXPORT BIAS
dc.subjectEXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectEXPORT CONTROLS
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT EARNINGS
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCEDURES
dc.subjectEXPORT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION AGENCY
dc.subjectEXPORT RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORT STRUCTURE
dc.subjectEXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXPORT VOLUME
dc.subjectEXPORT VOLUMES
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFRANCHISES
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AREA
dc.subjectFREE TREATMENT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGRANGER CAUSALITY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHOTELS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPORT DUTIES
dc.subjectIMPORT QUOTAS
dc.subjectIMPORT REGIME
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORT TAXES
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PRICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectITC
dc.subjectLEARNING CAPACITY
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET SIZE
dc.subjectMETAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectMOST FAVORED NATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNET EXPORTS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subjectOPEN MARKET
dc.subjectOPEN MARKET OPERATIONS
dc.subjectOPEN TRADE REGIME
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRICE STABILITY
dc.subjectPRICE SUPPORT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INPUTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectRATE OF PREFERENCE
dc.subjectREAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectREAL EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRENT SEEKING
dc.subjectSHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectTARIFF POLICY
dc.subjectTARIFF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTARIFF PROTECTION
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTARIFF REVENUE
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX POLICY
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTAX TREATMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE SHOCKS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE CENTER
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE INDICATORS
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE OPENNESS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE PROMOTION
dc.subjectTRADE REGIMES
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRADE TAXES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectUNILATERAL PREFERENCES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVALUE OF EXPORTS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.subjectWORLD PRICES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectZERO TARIFF
dc.titleStrengthening Bolivian Competitiveness : Export Diversification and Inclusive Growthen
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okr.date.disclosure2009-08-13
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid882311468012304585
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8021-5
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20090812003214
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10941093
okr.identifier.report49928
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.countryBolivia
okr.region.geographicalSouth America
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.unitEconomic Policy Sector (LCSPE)
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