is inhibited. If there is less investment in trade related activities, trade flows will be reduced. Poor transparency … and poor transparency in the rules of trade. The former includes tariffs and other border measures, subsidies and non …-tariff barriers. The effect on trade flows resulting from issues of transparency is indirect. When the rules of trade are unclear for …

Anger and optimism are coexisting themes related to the growing liberalization of international trade and the resultant … liberalization. By fully embracing trade liberalization, the industrialized countries could allow the LDCs to realize substantial …. In promoting worldwide trade liberalization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) plays a crucial role. However …

This paper studies the welfare impact of alternative scenarios of trade protectionism and liberalization in Argentina … long run effects are negative. On the other hand liberalization scenarios tend to have short term negative effects but … poorest households. Liberalization scenarios improve households' welfare in the long run with a slight pro rich bias. …

This study analyses the impact of the liberalization on the intensification of maize production in Kenya. It first … analyses the impact of liberalization on input and output prices, followed by an analysis of farmer practices comparing two … major farmer surveys, from 1992 and 2002. The results show that liberalization has had a general positive impact on the …

trade liberalization. …

of liberalization--market access, export assistance, and domestic support. Nine years later there has been precious … little liberalization. The new Doha Round has ambitious objectives for agricultural trade liberalization. However, given …

This study evaluates potential reforms of the EU and some liberalization policies under the Doha agenda proposal …