Global Economic Prospects 2005 : Trade, Regionalism, and Development

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Abbreviations -- Frequently Cited Regional Trading Agreements and the Parties to Them -- Chapter 1 Global Outlook and the Developing Countries -- The Global Economy: From Recovery to Expansion -- Commodity Markets -- World Trade -- International Finance -- Risks and Policy Ppriorities -- Long-Term Growth, Structural Change, and Poverty -- Structural Changes over Two Decades -- Structural Change in the Future -- Poverty Forecast -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Regional Trade and Preferential Trading Agreements: A Global Perspective -- The Proliferation of Regional Preference Systems -- Trends in Trade and Growth by Region -- Changing Export Composition and the Rise of Global Production Networks -- Preferential Trade and Regional Outcomes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Regional Trade Agreements: Effects on Trade -- The Impact of RTAs on Merchandise Trade and Incomes -- Ingredients of Success -- Conclusions: Preferential Trade Agreements and Economic Development -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Beyond Trade Policy Barriers: Lowering Trade Costs Together -- The Costs of Trade -- Regional Agreements to Facilitate Trade and Transport -- Standards, Conformity Assessments, and RTAs -- Trade-Related Regional Cooperation Agreements -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Beyond Merchandise Trade: Services, Investment, Intellectual Property, and Labor Mobility -- Services, Investment, and IPRs in Regional Agreements -- Economic Consequences of Services, Investment, and IPR Provisions in RTAs -- RTAs and Provisions for Movement of Labor -- Conclusions: Beyond Merchandise Trade -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Making Regionalism Complementary to Multilateralism -- Preferential Agreements within the Global Context.