WTO law sets the global minimum standards for trade regulation, while allowing some regulatory flexibility for developing countries. The exact scope of regulatory flexibility is often unclear and, at times, flexibility may be counterproductive to sustainable economic growth in developing countries. Undisputedly, developing countries would have some flexibility with respect to tailoring preferential services trade agreements to their individual economic needs and circumstances, but empirical data from over 280 preferential services trade agreements worldwide shows that this flexibility is rarely used. This volume clarifies the regulatory scope of flexibility for preferential services trade agreements between developing countries by linking the legal interpretation of WTO law with evidence from research in economics and political sciences. The book suggests that the current regulatory framework leaves room for meaningful flexibility for developing countries, and encourages policymakers and scholars to take these flexibilities into consideration in their design and study of trade policies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781107147560
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222410048
Product Key Features
Subject Area
International Law
Author
Charlotte Sieber-Gasser
Publication Name
Developing Countries and Preferential Services Trade
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Government
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
650g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Charlotte Sieber-Gasser
Series Title
Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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