TY  - BOOK
AU  - Laird,Sam
AU  - Vanzetti,David
AU  - Fernández de Córdoba,Santiago
ED  - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
TI  - Smoke and mirrors: making sense of the WTO industrial tariff negotiations 
SN  - 9211126762
AV  - HF1713 .L254 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - United Nations
KW  - Tariff
KW  - Free trade
KW  - ეკონომიკა
KW  - ვაჭრობა
KW  - თავისუფალი ვაჭრობა
KW  - ტარიფები
KW  - გაერო
KW  - გაეროს გამოცემები
N1  - At head of title: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-36); Introduction -- Adjustment costs -- The state of play in the WTO negotiations -- Existing levels of protection -- The four scenarios -- Changes in tariffs under alternative scenarios -- Simulating alternative scenarios -- The impact of trade liberalization -- Implications and conclusions; Available both in print and online
N2  - "Tariffs for industrial products are a key element of the ongoing WTO negotiations. However, rather than clarifying the issues, the framework text agreed on 1 August 2004 leaves considerable uncertainty about the future direction of the talks. According to one view, the negotiations are back at first base, with little progress in evidence since the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference, held in Cancún. Others see the texts as the basis for an ambitious approach to tariff cutting. The more ambitious proposals imply increased imports, lower tariff revenues, some labor market adjustments and reduced output in some key sectors in some developing regions. Furthermore, the main proposals do not fully resolve problems of tariff escalation and peaks. Proposals that take greater account of the need for special and differential treatment for developing countries seem less threatening and more likely to satisfy the wishes of the growing number of WTO members from developing countries. A successful outcome requires that the main focus be on high tariffs and market entry conditions in respect of products of export interest to developing countries. In addition, some way needs be found to assist some developing countries in coping with the likely adjustment costs of liberalization."--Publisher's description
UR  - http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/itcdtab31_en.pdf
ER  -