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1 online resource (152 pages)
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9780821375686
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The World Bank's 'World Trade Indicators' (WTI) database on the CD-ROM in this volume provides more than 300 performance indicators measuring at-the-border and behind-the-border country trade policy, institutions, and outcomes from 1995 to 2007. The database allows each country to be ranked by any policy or performance dimension relative to others. Trade-at-a-Glance tables for the 210 countries in the database facilitate comparisons among countries in key areas. Complementing the rich database are Trade Briefs for 142 developing countries summarizing insights from the data and the main findings of analytical work conducted by the Word Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization for individual countries.The companion volume to the 'World Trade Indicators 2008' highlights the main patterns in policy and performance revealed by the database grouping countries by region or income. The 20 best and 20 worst country rankings for a number of indicators are shown. For country policy makers, trade negotiators, and advisors, this volume provides the rich context within which to interpret a single country's standing on various dimensions. Business people will gain new insights about the countries in which they and their competitors operate. Trade researchers will find tantalizing country stories on trade policy and institutional dimensions and trade outcomes.Country performance is benchmarked in five key areas: ? Border protection, such as tariffs and nontariff barriers on imports of goods and services ? Market access barriers in the rest of the world to exports of goods ? Overall business and institutional environment ? Trade facilitation ? Trade outcomes, such as trade growth, integration, and diversification.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Countries and Customs Territories in the WTI Database -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Policy-Related Trade Indicators -- Trade Policy -- External Environment -- Overall Business and Institutional Environment -- Trade Facilitation -- 3. Trade Outcomes -- 4. Regional Analyses -- East Asia and the Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- South Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Appendixes -- A. Definitions of Selected Indicators -- B. Background to the Selection of Trade-Related Indicators -- C. Trade Indicators by Other Institutions -- D. Trade-At-A-Glance Tables, by Income Group -- E. Full List of Indicators -- Notes -- References -- Box -- 2.1. Garment and Textiles Exporters Also Face Higher Tariffs Than the Rest of the World -- Figures -- 2.1. Tariff Protection Is Highest among Low-Income Countries and the SAS, MNA, and SSA Regions -- 2.2. Tariffs Have Been Falling in All Regions, but Remain High in MNA, SAS, and SSA -- 2.3. Import Duties Collected Are Much Lower Than Statutory Tariffs -- 2.4. Countries with Lower Tariffs Tend to Be More Integrated -- 2.5. The SAS Region and Other Low-Income Countries Had the Largest Decreases in Tariffs -- 2.6. Countries Have Liberalized Agriculture Less Than Other Merchandise Sectors -- 2.7. High- and Middle-Income Countries Have Less Transparent Protection -- 2.8. MNA and HI-OECD Countries Protect Agriculture the Most and SSA the Least -- 2.9. Maximum Tariffs and Dispersion Are Still High in Many Regions -- 2.10. Tariff Escalation Is Highest in MNA and High-Income OECD Countries, Especially in Agriculture -- 2.11. Fiscal Revenues Are Most Dependent on Import Duties in SSA and SAS Countries.
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