The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and its Rules of Origin : Generosity Undermined?

The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and its Rules of Origin : Generosity Undermined?

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), signed into American law on May 18, 2000, is a major plank of U.S. initiatives toward the African continent. The Act aims broadly at improving economic policymaking in Africa, enabling countries to emb...

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Main Authors: Mattoo, Aaditya, Roy, Devesh, Subramanian, Arvind
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL MARKET
APPAREL PRODUCTS
APPAREL SECTOR
APPAREL TRADE
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CUSTOMS
DEMAND CURVE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT
DUTY FREE
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPLOITATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT QUOTAS
EXPORT SUPPLY
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT TAX EQUIVALENTS
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
FREE ACCESS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AREAS
GDP
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
GNP
HIGH TARIFFS
IMPORTS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
LABOR COSTS
MARKET ACCESS
OIL
OIL EXPORTS
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
PRIMARY FACTORS
PRIMARY FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
QUOTAS
RULES OF ORIGIN
SUPPLY CURVE
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF EQUIVALENT
TARIFF PREFERENCES
TARIFF RATE
TRADE
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE PROMOTION
TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRANSPORT COSTS
UNSKILLED LABOR
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
ZERO TARIFF ECONOMIC GROWTH
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
CLOTHING INDUSTRY
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
MULTIFIBER ARRANGEMENTS
INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ZERO TARIFF
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2040835/africa-growth-opportunity-act-rules-origin-generosity-undermined
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19212

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2040835/africa-growth-opportunity-act-rules-origin-generosity-undermined
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19212

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