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Assessing World Bank Support for Trade, 1987-2004 : An IEG Evaluation

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dc.contributor.authorIndependent Evaluation Group
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-04T14:41:38Z
dc.date.available2012-06-04T14:41:38Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThis evaluation of the Bank's assistance on trade-related issues focuses on the period between fiscal years 1987 and 2004. The majority of developing countries have significantly improved their environment for trade and economic growth, following over two decades of assistance from the Bank in trade reform. Arguably, the developing world is more open today than at any time in recent memory. Developing countries have more than doubled their exports since the mid-1980s, helping many of them to grow steadily. Exports and imports have risen as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) across a wide range of countries, fueled in part by China's remarkable trade performance, and the growth in services trade. Trade policies have also been significantly liberalized. Average import tariffs have fallen steadily over the period, although the fall in other forms of protection has been more gradual. Between fiscal years 1987 and 2004, about 8.1 percent of total Bank commitments went to 117 countries to help them better integrate into the global economy. This financing has been accompanied by a large volume of analysis in operational economic and sector work (ESW), research publications on trade, and working papers on trade-related topics. During the first phase (starting in the 1980s), the Bank focused largely on the traditional trade agenda related to opening up economies. During the second phase, from the mid- to late-1990s, the Bank's emphasis on trade declined, although the impact of earlier trade reforms was still playing out. In the third phase, initiated with the collapse of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Seattle trade ministerial meeting in 1999, growing pressure to deliver on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and interest from development partners (notably bilateral donors), led the Bank to reappraise its trade activities. This phase has focused on the global trading system, and "behind-the-border barriers" to trade. The Bank's trade activities during the period were led by a grade policy reform package supported by four components: import-related; export-related; exchange rate and foreign exchange management; and, industrial and other supporting policies. This assessment reviews project-related outcomes and outputs, to focus on the progress toward a more development-friendly trading. Recommendations include addressing poverty-distributional outcomes and external shocks in a balanced approach; revisiting the balance between global and country agendas, and strengthening operational links on trade issues; and, strengthening knowledge management efforts.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6740116/assessing-world-bank-support-trade-1987-2004-ieg-evaluation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6591-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-6591-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6966
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPLICABLE LAW
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF TRADE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRESSURES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC DEMAND
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTCOMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXPORT BANS
dc.subjectEXPORT BASKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT BIAS
dc.subjectEXPORT CREDIT
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT INCENTIVES
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subjectEXPORT SUPPLY
dc.subjectEXPORT TAXES
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADING
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectIMPORT COMPETITION
dc.subjectIMPORT PROCEDURES
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFF
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAWYERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORIES
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMINISTERIAL MEETING
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectNON-TRADE ISSUES
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONALISM
dc.subjectREORGANIZATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectSURCHARGES
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTARIFF REGIMES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTRADE ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTRADE AGENDA
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRADE CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FINANCE
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADE PROMOTION
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADE REGIMES
dc.subjectTRADE STRATEGY
dc.subjectTRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRUST FUNDS
dc.subjectUNIFORM TARIFFS
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWORLD TRADING SYSTEM
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleAssessing World Bank Support for Trade, 1987-2004 : An IEG Evaluationen
dc.title.alternativeL'assistance de la Banque mondiale liee au commerce 1987-2004 : une evaluation de I'IEGen
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okr.date.disclosure2010-04-20
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6740116/assessing-world-bank-support-trade-1987-2004-ieg-evaluation
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.guid195551468316170154
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6591-5
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20060420132512
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6740116
okr.identifier.report35921
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicLaw and Development::Trade Law
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitCountry Eval & Regional Rel (IEGCR)
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