Implementing a WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation : What Makes Sense?

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dc.creatorFinger, J. Michael
dc.creatorWilson, John S.
dc.date2012-06-18T22:13:09Z
dc.date2012-06-18T22:13:09Z
dc.date2006-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:28:53Z
dc.descriptionContrary to the prevailing view that the Doha negotiations have achieved little, the authors find that on trade facilitation much progress has been made. This is particularly true in regard to action by development banks and bilateral development agencies to meet client demand for assistance in reform. Active private sector participation has been an important factor driving change. Many agencies have been involved in this work. The authors find that their roles have been consistent with their comparative advantages. As to how the international community can best support continued progress, the authors conclude in favor of a cautious approach to the imposition of new WTO obligations in the area of trade facilitation. On the whole, this is the approach the WTO has taken, for example, by limiting its negotiations on trade facilitation to several specific provisions of the GATT. The WTO can continue to function as a catalyst for reform. It is perhaps uniquely placed to relate the trade facilitation agenda to the overall trade agenda. On design and construction of the relevant infrastructures and capacities to spur development, the development institutions, including bilateral agencies, should continue to lead. The authors find little evidence to support the need for a comprehensive new "platform" or mechanism to channel trade-related aid as part of implementation of any new agreement at the WTO on trade facilitation. They recommend, however, that an innovative approach to using the well established, but under utilized Trade Policy Review Mechanism be considered to increase transparency on where new aid is going over time and to expand understanding of where and how country-based progress has been achieved.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6940913/implementing-wto-agreement-trade-facilitation-makes-sense
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8382
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-3971
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418469
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3971
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIM
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONTAINER TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CHARGES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS DUTIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS TERRITORY
dc.subjectCUSTOMS VALUATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY EXPORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXPORT INTEREST
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS TO IMPORTS
dc.subjectGATT
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORIES
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVENTORY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
dc.subjectMINISTERIAL MEETING
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectPANEL DISCUSSION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPORT CHARGES
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectROUND AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPERS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTARIFF REFORM
dc.subjectTARIFF SCHEDULES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTRADE AGENDA
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIER
dc.subjectTRADE CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRADE CENTER
dc.subjectTRADE COMMISSION
dc.subjectTRADE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION PROCEDURES
dc.subjectTRADE FINANCE
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY REVIEW
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
dc.subjectTRADE PROMOTION
dc.subjectTRADE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectTRADING SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleImplementing a WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation : What Makes Sense?

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