From trade preferences to trade facilitation: Taking stock of the issues

The objective of the paper is to explore and give an overview of two central policy alternatives to improve the integration between the European Union and developing countries by removing barriers to trade: trade preferences and trade facilitation. The author reviews the relevant literatures and discusses the issues which constitute problems or opportunities for practitioners and researchers in both areas. She concludes that while at least some trade preferences actually have been less of a failure than their reputation suggests, trade facilitation is a far more promising policy option for the future.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Persson, Maria
Published in:	Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal. - Kiel : Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), ISSN 1864-6042. - Vol. 6.2012, 2012-17, p. 1-33
Publisher:	Kiel : Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
Subject:	trade preferences \| trade facilitation \| European Union \| developing countries

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2012-17 [DOI] 716115239 [GVK] hdl:10419/58199 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:ifweej:201217 [RePEc]
Classification:	F10 - Trade. General ; F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations ; F15 - Economic Integration
Source:	EconStor

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