Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors

During the last decade, South Asia's five largest countries - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal - have been implementing trade policy reforms, gradually moving their economies away from protectionism toward greater trade opennes...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5154999/trade-policies-south-asia-overview-vol-3-3-some-key-sectors
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15658
id okr-10986-15658
recordtype oai_dc
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Foreign Institution
institution Digital Repositories
building World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
collection World Bank
language English
en_US
topic AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURE
ARBITRAGE
BARLEY
BEEF
COCONUT
COMMODITIES
COTTON
CROPS
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEREGULATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTS
FARMERS
FARMING
FERTILIZERS
FISH
FISHERIES
FOOD CROPS
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTS
FREE TRADE
FRUITS
GATT
GDP
GREEN REVOLUTION
IMPORT QUOTAS
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOME TAXES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORIES
IRRIGATION
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
MAIZE
MARKETING
MONOPOLIES
OIL
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POTATOES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE DECLINES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PROTECTIONISM
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUOTAS
RICE
SAFETY
SORGHUM
SOUTH ASIAN
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
TARIFF BARRIERS
TAXATION
TEXTILES
TIMBER
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE REFORMS
URUGUAY
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLES
WHEAT
WTO
YAMS
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURE
ARBITRAGE
BARLEY
BEEF
COCONUT
COMMODITIES
COTTON
CROPS
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEREGULATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTS
FARMERS
FARMING
FERTILIZERS
FISH
FISHERIES
FOOD CROPS
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTS
FREE TRADE
FRUITS
GATT
GDP
GREEN REVOLUTION
IMPORT QUOTAS
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOME TAXES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORIES
IRRIGATION
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
MAIZE
MARKETING
MONOPOLIES
OIL
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POTATOES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE DECLINES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PROTECTIONISM
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUOTAS
RICE
SAFETY
SORGHUM
SOUTH ASIAN
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
TARIFF BARRIERS
TAXATION
TEXTILES
TIMBER
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE REFORMS
URUGUAY
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLES
WHEAT
WTO
YAMS
World Bank
Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors
geographic_facet South Asia
South Asia
description During the last decade, South Asia's five largest countries - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal - have been implementing trade policy reforms, gradually moving their economies away from protectionism toward greater trade openness and global economic integration. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the four mainland countries began to follow the liberalizing course on which Sri Lanka had embarked in the late 1970s. Each country faces differing opportunities to exploit and resistances to overcome. Because many of their circumstances and choices are similar, however, this paper seeks to assess their situations collectively as well as separately. Many of its findings are broadly applicable. So, with allowances for historic, economic and social differences, are many of its policy recommendations. The bulk of the report describes key aspects of the current trade regimes in the Jive largest South Asian states and the policies and practices that have produced the systems now in place. It principally focuses on traditional trade policies which affect imports and exports i.e. tariffs, non-tariff barriers, anti-dumping, export policies, and to a limited extent aspects of sanitary and technical regulations that affect trade. All of these are still major issues of concern and debate in South Asia. The report does not attempt to describe where the South Asian countries stand on newer trade policy issues which are prominent in World Trade Organization negotiations, such as trade in services, intellectual property, government procurement and Customs valuation. The report also does not attempt to place the South Asian countries' trade policies in the context of their trade and other aspects of their economic performance. Its purpose is rather to provide up-to-date information about, and interpretations of, the current trade policies it covers, with the idea that this should provide starting points for further applied economic research on useful and relevant topics, as well as points of reference and factual information for discussion and debate. Nevertheless, the report does assess, on theoretical and empirical grounds, the appropriateness of the policies described. Conclusions and suggestions for change are generally summarized at the end of each stocktaking section. This summary, in condensing the work of stocktaking, highlights the key issues that all or most of the countries have addressed and need to pursue further. To reinforce the operational nature of those findings, the summary deals with the recommendations next, as an immediate continuation of the central policy questions. It then reviews trade policies in three key sectors- agriculture, fertilizers, and textiles and clothing.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors
title_short Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors
title_full Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors
title_fullStr Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors
title_full_unstemmed Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors
title_sort trade policies in south asia : an overview, volume 3. some key sectors
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5154999/trade-policies-south-asia-overview-vol-3-3-some-key-sectors
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15658
_version_ 1764428749183385600
spelling okr-10986-156582021-04-23T14:03:18Z Trade Policies in South Asia : An Overview, Volume 3. Some Key Sectors World Bank AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ARBITRAGE BARLEY BEEF COCONUT COMMODITIES COTTON CROPS DAIRY PRODUCTS DEREGULATION DEVALUATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC WELFARE EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPORTS FARMERS FARMING FERTILIZERS FISH FISHERIES FOOD CROPS FOOD GRAINS FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS FREE TRADE FRUITS GATT GDP GREEN REVOLUTION IMPORT QUOTAS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME TAXES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MAIZE MARKETING MONOPOLIES OIL OVERVALUATION PER CAPITA INCOME POTATOES POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE DECLINES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PROTECTIONISM QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTAS RICE SAFETY SORGHUM SOUTH ASIAN STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TEXTILES TIMBER TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE REFORMS URUGUAY URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES WHEAT WTO YAMS During the last decade, South Asia's five largest countries - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal - have been implementing trade policy reforms, gradually moving their economies away from protectionism toward greater trade openness and global economic integration. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the four mainland countries began to follow the liberalizing course on which Sri Lanka had embarked in the late 1970s. Each country faces differing opportunities to exploit and resistances to overcome. Because many of their circumstances and choices are similar, however, this paper seeks to assess their situations collectively as well as separately. Many of its findings are broadly applicable. So, with allowances for historic, economic and social differences, are many of its policy recommendations. The bulk of the report describes key aspects of the current trade regimes in the Jive largest South Asian states and the policies and practices that have produced the systems now in place. It principally focuses on traditional trade policies which affect imports and exports i.e. tariffs, non-tariff barriers, anti-dumping, export policies, and to a limited extent aspects of sanitary and technical regulations that affect trade. All of these are still major issues of concern and debate in South Asia. The report does not attempt to describe where the South Asian countries stand on newer trade policy issues which are prominent in World Trade Organization negotiations, such as trade in services, intellectual property, government procurement and Customs valuation. The report also does not attempt to place the South Asian countries' trade policies in the context of their trade and other aspects of their economic performance. Its purpose is rather to provide up-to-date information about, and interpretations of, the current trade policies it covers, with the idea that this should provide starting points for further applied economic research on useful and relevant topics, as well as points of reference and factual information for discussion and debate. Nevertheless, the report does assess, on theoretical and empirical grounds, the appropriateness of the policies described. Conclusions and suggestions for change are generally summarized at the end of each stocktaking section. This summary, in condensing the work of stocktaking, highlights the key issues that all or most of the countries have addressed and need to pursue further. To reinforce the operational nature of those findings, the summary deals with the recommendations next, as an immediate continuation of the central policy questions. It then reviews trade policies in three key sectors- agriculture, fertilizers, and textiles and clothing. 2013-09-05T15:45:09Z 2013-09-05T15:45:09Z 2004-09-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5154999/trade-policies-south-asia-overview-vol-3-3-some-key-sectors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15658 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia South Asia