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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the following: i) understand China's journey and get the … historical record right; ii) understand China's past reforms, because they are important for future reforms; iii) understanding … China's reforms is increasingly important for the rest of the world; iv) china's reform and opening up program, which was …
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This paper presents new data on the content of preferential trade agreements. The data contain detailed information on the 18 policy areas most frequently covered in preferential trade agreements, focusing on the stated objectives, substantive commitments, and other aspects such as transparency,...
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This paper analyzes whether taxation can be successfully used to reduce the incidence of labor informality and achieve higher equality in a globalized economy. To this purpose, it develops a two-area model: a developed country and an emerging country. The two areas differ according to the size...
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accession-related effects on export volumes in the literature, finds that the accession must have increased China's real export …Recent work on China's accession to the World Trade Organizations pays little attention to the wave of reforms in China … exports and set the stage for China's increases in domestic value added and reduction in China's involvement in global …
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and global integration for inclusive, export-led growth. Based on this, the current report provides analytical input on …
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globalization are increasingly being debated and questioned. However, in the case of Vietnam, the benefits have been clear in terms … terms of trade and investment. This report explores the issues of globalization and the integration of Vietnam into the …
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identifies the following actions centered around four pillars to sustain and accelerate export growth: (1) breaking into new … schemes; b) concerted efforts to spur domestic investment and attract foreign direct investment, to contribute to export … help relieve constraints to faster export growth in these sectors …
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In 2015, Lao PDR is virtually unrecognizable from what it was just a decade ago. A more open, more outward trade landscape has transformed the country from a closed-off backwater into a fast-growing developing country, complete with coffee shops, restaurants, and billboards lining the streets of...
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connectivity, trade facilitation and export intelligence could help firms get to those markets. Fourth, to reduce the anti-export …
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This paper examines the poverty impacts of global merchandise trade reform by looking at a wide range of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Overall, the authors find that trade reform tends to reduce poverty primarily through the inclusion of agricultural components. The...
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