TY - BOOK ID - 3002812 TI - Smoke and mirrors : making sense of the wto industrial tariff negotiations AU - Laird, Sam AU - Vanzetti, David AU - Fernández de Córdoba, Santiago AU - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development AU - Nations Unies PY - 2006 VL - 30 SN - 9211126762 9789211126761 PB - New York and Geneva United Nations DB - UniCat KW - Tariff KW - Free trade KW - 330.35 KW - 338 KW - 575.08:577.21 KW - BPB0605 KW - Economische groei. Kwantitatieve toename. Technische vooruitgang --zie ook {338.09} KW - Economische situatie. Economische structuur van bepaalde landen en gebieden. Economische geografie. Economische produktie.economische produkten. Economische diensten KW - Genetic engineering, genetic manipulation, recombinant DNA KW - 575.08:577.21 Genetic engineering, genetic manipulation, recombinant DNA KW - 338 Economische situatie. Economische structuur van bepaalde landen en gebieden. Economische geografie. Economische produktie.economische produkten. Economische diensten KW - 330.35 Economische groei. Kwantitatieve toename. Technische vooruitgang --zie ook {338.09} KW - Ad valorem tariff KW - Border taxes KW - Customs (Tariff) KW - Customs duties KW - Duties KW - Fees, Import KW - Import controls KW - Import fees KW - Tariff on raw materials KW - Commercial policy KW - Indirect taxation KW - Revenue KW - Customs administration KW - Favored nation clause KW - Non-tariff trade barriers KW - Reciprocity (Commerce) KW - Free trade and protection KW - Trade, Free KW - Trade liberalization KW - International trade UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3002812 AB - "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 ER -