Arbeitspapier

Aid for trade and the political economy of trade liberalization

The Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative has gained much popularity since its launch at the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Conference in 2005, and there are ongoing discussions on its effectiveness and potential to improve the integration of developing countries into the world economy. This paper contributes to the debate by analyzing AfT in a political economy context. We find that the delivery of AfT is a precondition for trade reform in developing countries, as well as for trade liberalization and trade-enhancing rule-making in regional and international forums. Accordingly, AfT may be a catalyst of trade reforms domestically and internationally.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: HWWI Research Paper ; No. 2-22

Classification
Wirtschaft
Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
Foreign Aid
International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy: General
International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
Subject
Aid for Trade
Trade Liberalization
Trade Policy
Trade Reform

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Koopmann, Georg
Hoekstra, Ruth
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI)
(where)
Hamburg
(when)
2010

Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Koopmann, Georg
  • Hoekstra, Ruth
  • Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI)

Time of origin

  • 2010

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