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The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean Title: El impacto de China: Oportunidades y retos para América Latina y el Caribe
Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés; Devlin, Robert; … - Inter-American Development Bank
China's size, rapid growth, external openness, and trade performance have led to varying perceptions among the countries of Latin America: Is China a potential new market, a potent new competitor, or both? This book assesses the near-term strategic implications of China's economic performance...
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Gatekeepers of Global Commerce: Rules of Origin and International Economic Integration
Estevadeordal, Antoni; Suominen, Kati; Harris, Jeremy; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Rules of origin are a crucial market access instrument in the rapidly proliferating network of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) around the world. In this volume, Estevadeordal and Suominen reveal the protectionist impulses behind rules of origin, examine their impacts on international trade...
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An Unequal Democracy?: Seeing Latin America through European Eyes
Patten, Christopher; Whitehead, Laurence; Álamo, Óscar del - Inter-American Development Bank
International Institute for Governance of Catalonia in November 2003, with support from the government of Catalonia and the Special …: democracy, governance and well-being. The book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the conference that address …, particularly in Latin America. This book aims to contribute to the reflection and debate on the issues of democracy, governance and …
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Accessing the Global Value Chain in a Changing Institutional Environment: Comparing Aeronautics and Coffee
Cafaggi, Fabrizio; Swensson, Luana F. Joppert; Junior, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The aim of the paper, based on empirical research in Brazil, is to investigate how supply chains have evolved over time, what factors have driven this evolution and also how a specific set of contractual practices along these chains is linked to access to international markets. The two selected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652606
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Market Access under the Government Sector's Procurement Agreements Title: Acceso a Mercados en los Acuerdos de Compras del Sector Público
Rojas, Laura - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
The primary purpose of an agreement on government procurement that included the issue of access is to expose that market to stronger competition and closer international scrutiny. Provisions are established for that purpose, binding the Parties to the agreement to apply the principle of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943651
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INTradeBID Title: INTradeBID
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2010
The Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank develops specialized databases, models and tools to monitor and assess the impact that integration and trade has on the Region. This portal provides public access to these data and tools. INTradeBID includes an innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673083
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Bridging Regional Trade Agreements in the Americas: Special Report on Integration and Trade
Estevadeordal, Antoni; Suominen, Kati; Harris, Jeremy; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book assesses the impact and design of optimal strategies to implement existing agreements. It deals with issues such as removing the remaining barriers to trade, improving the institutional, regional, and global trade architecture, and promoting convergence and accumulation among the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772512
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Market Access under the Government Sector's Procurement Agreements
Rojas, Laura - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
The primary purpose of an agreement on government procurement that included the issue of access is to expose that market to stronger competition and closer international scrutiny. Provisions are established for that purpose, binding the Parties to the agreement to apply the principle of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652776
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Beyond Borders: The New Regionalism in Latin America Title: Más allá de las fronteras: El nuevo regionalismo en América Latina
Galindo, Arturo; Fernández-Arias, Eduardo; Machinea, … - Inter-American Development Bank
Regional integration initiatives have long been part of the world economic landscape. In Latin America, integration flourished in the early post-war era but then lost momentum until the 1990s, when there was a new wave of initiatives ranging from free trade areas to customs unions. This Report...
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Financial Services for the Poor: Household Survey Sources and Gaps in Borrowing and Saving
Tejerina, Luis; Westley, Glenn D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This document measures access and use of financial services making use of information from household surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653100