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Management of capital inflows has unexpectedly become a major challenge in transition economies. These countries were expected to have an insatiable demand for foreign capital, and an excess demand for capital inflows was, therefore, predicted by most observers. Foreign investors are also known...
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"What have WTO accessions contributed to the rules-based multilateral trading system? What demands have been made by original WTO members on acceding governments? How have the acceding governments fared? This volume of essays offers critical readings on how WTO accession negotiations have...
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Asia’s economic success over the past four decades has been built on a strategy of export promotion coupled with trade …, relatively little empirical evidence exists. This volume aims to close this gap by providing new insights into how Asia’s labor …
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This paper examines liberalization of the basic telecommunications sector in a number of Asian countries and the role of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) in this process. It begins by explaining the working of the GATS as a mechanism for multilateral liberalization efforts. It...
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Asia’s economic success over the past four decades has been built on a strategy of export promotion coupled with trade …, relatively little empirical evidence exists. This volume aims to close this gap by providing new insights into how Asia’s labor …
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the path of graduation, especially from Asia. Graduation from LDC status would imply loss of LDC trade preferences. This …
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Transition economies are going through a process of changing the role of the state, allowing a greater role for the private sector. This is consistent with the market-oriented approach of the WTO. Remaining state agencies and enterprises will need to adapt their ways of doing business, including...
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This paper analyses the results of the financial services negotiations under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It shows that the negotiations have contributed to more stable and transparent policy regimes in many developing and transition...
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