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From Trade Preferences to Trade Facilitation: Taking Stock of the Issues

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Summary, in English

The objective of the paper is to explore and give an overview of two central policy alternatives to improve the integration between the European Union and developing countries by removing barriers to trade: trade preferences and trade facilitation. The author reviews the relevant literatures and discusses the issues which constitute problems or opportunities for practitioners and researchers in both areas. She concludes that while at least some trade preferences actually have been less of a failure than their reputation suggests, trade facilitation is a far more promising policy option for the future.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Publication/Series

Economics

Volume

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • Trade preferences
  • trade facilitation
  • European Union
  • developing
  • countries

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1864-6042