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Handbook of trade policy for development / [edited by] Arvid Lukauskas, Robert M. Stern and Gianni Zanini.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.Description: xxxi, 986 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199680405 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 382.3 23 L954
Contents:
1. Introduction and overview / Arvid Lukauskas, Robert M. Stern, and Gianni Zanini -- 2. The multilateral trading system / Robert M. Stern -- 3. Preferential trade agreements / Pravin Krishna -- 4. Comparative advantage : the Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin theories / Arvind Panagariya -- 5. Trade and the gains from trade in the presence of decreasing costs and imperfect competition / Mary E. Lovely and Devashish Mitra -- 6. Instruments of trade policy / Geoffrey A. Jehle -- 7. Tools for applied goods trade policy analysis : an introduction / Soamiely Andriamananjara, Olivier Cadot, and Jean-Marie Grether -- 8. The political economy of protectionism / Arvid Lukauskas -- 9. The Doha Round / Patrick A. Messerlin -- 10. Protective regimes and trade reform / Wendy E. Takacs -- 11. Protection, subsidies, and agricultural trade / Tim Josling -- 12. The economics of services trade : an overview / Aaditya Mattoo and Gianni Zanini -- 13. Miracles and debacles : an extension / Arvind Panagariya -- 14. Policy practices and institutions for successful export development and diversification in developing countries / Salomon Samen -- 15. Trade, poverty, inequality, and gender / Francisco L. Rivera-Batíz -- 16. Migration : the globalization of international labor flows, its causes and consequences / Francisco L. Rivera-Batíz -- 17. Deep integration in preferential trade agreements / Jean-Christophe Maur -- 18. Rules of origin / Paul Brenton -- 19. Regionalism in the Americas at the turn of the twenty-first century : NAFTA and Mercosur / Edward D. Mansfield -- 20. Safeguards, anti-dumping, and subsidies in international trade law / Joel P. Trachtman -- 21. Services trade agreements and negotiations : an overview / Aaditya Mattoo and Gianni Zanini -- 22. Public and private food safety standards : compliance costs and strategic opportunities / Spencer Henson and Steven Jaffee -- 23. Intellectual property rights : economic principles and trade rules / Carsten Fink -- 24. International investment agreements : investor protections and foreign direct investment / Ana Frischtak and Richard Newfarmer -- 25. Dispute settlement in the WTO : a manual / Robert Howse -- 26. Competition provisions in regional trade agreements : options for policymakers / Simon J. Evenett -- 27. International disciplines on government procurement / Bernard Hoekman and Simon Evenett -- 28. Trade facilitation and development / Andrew Grainger and Gerard McLinden -- 29. Trade and environment / Steve Charnovitz -- 30. International trade and labor standards / T.N. Srinivasan-- Index of names-- General index.
Summary: This book explores the field of international trade with an emphasis on its implications for development. It provides a brief review of the main theoretical approaches and an overview of the global trading system, different trading arrangements, and policy issues.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Introduction and overview / Arvid Lukauskas, Robert M. Stern, and Gianni Zanini --
2. The multilateral trading system / Robert M. Stern --
3. Preferential trade agreements / Pravin Krishna --
4. Comparative advantage : the Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin theories / Arvind Panagariya --
5. Trade and the gains from trade in the presence of decreasing costs and imperfect competition / Mary E. Lovely and Devashish Mitra --
6. Instruments of trade policy / Geoffrey A. Jehle --
7. Tools for applied goods trade policy analysis : an introduction / Soamiely Andriamananjara, Olivier Cadot, and Jean-Marie Grether --
8. The political economy of protectionism / Arvid Lukauskas --
9. The Doha Round / Patrick A. Messerlin --
10. Protective regimes and trade reform / Wendy E. Takacs --
11. Protection, subsidies, and agricultural trade / Tim Josling --
12. The economics of services trade : an overview / Aaditya Mattoo and Gianni Zanini --
13. Miracles and debacles : an extension / Arvind Panagariya --
14. Policy practices and institutions for successful export development and diversification in developing countries / Salomon Samen --
15. Trade, poverty, inequality, and gender / Francisco L. Rivera-Batíz --
16. Migration : the globalization of international labor flows, its causes and consequences / Francisco L. Rivera-Batíz --
17. Deep integration in preferential trade agreements / Jean-Christophe Maur --
18. Rules of origin / Paul Brenton --
19. Regionalism in the Americas at the turn of the twenty-first century : NAFTA and Mercosur / Edward D. Mansfield --
20. Safeguards, anti-dumping, and subsidies in international trade law / Joel P. Trachtman --
21. Services trade agreements and negotiations : an overview / Aaditya Mattoo and Gianni Zanini --
22. Public and private food safety standards : compliance costs and strategic opportunities / Spencer Henson and Steven Jaffee --
23. Intellectual property rights : economic principles and trade rules / Carsten Fink --
24. International investment agreements : investor protections and foreign direct investment / Ana Frischtak and Richard Newfarmer --
25. Dispute settlement in the WTO : a manual / Robert Howse --
26. Competition provisions in regional trade agreements : options for policymakers / Simon J. Evenett --
27. International disciplines on government procurement / Bernard Hoekman and Simon Evenett --
28. Trade facilitation and development / Andrew Grainger and Gerard McLinden --
29. Trade and environment / Steve Charnovitz --
30. International trade and labor standards / T.N. Srinivasan--

Index of names--
General index.

This book explores the field of international trade with an emphasis on its implications for development. It provides a brief review of the main theoretical approaches and an overview of the global trading system, different trading arrangements, and policy issues.

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