Title: Trade Policy Reform and Poverty Alleviation
Abstract: No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers25 Jun 2013Trade Policy Reform and Poverty AlleviationAuthors/Editors: Bernard Hoekman, Maurice Schiff, Constantine Michalopoulos, David TarrBernard Hoekman, Maurice Schiff, Constantine Michalopoulos, David Tarrhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-2733SectionsAboutPDF (0.2 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:December 2001 How to implement trade liberalization as part of a strategy for alleviating poverty in developing countries. In this paper, developed as part of the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook, Hoekman, Michalopoulos, Schiff, and Tarr examine how to implement trade liberalization as part of a strategy for alleviating poverty in developing countries. They discuss trade policy instruments, institutions, complementary policies, sector issues, adjustment policies, and safety nets in an integrated approach to trade policy as a tool for poverty alleviation. The authors examine the patterns or models of trade policy that have been successful in alleviating poverty. They discuss the role of tariffs, nontariff barriers, contingent protection (such as safeguards and antidumping), special import regimes (such as duty drawback), export taxes, export subsidies, and trade-related institutions (such as standards, marketing, export finance, customs clearance, and regional trade arrangements). The authors also discuss policies that complement successful trade reform, including macroeconomic stability, a competitive exchange rate, flexible labor markets, competitive product markets, and policies that do not discriminate against foreigners in investment. They suggest approaches to policies and institutions in services and agriculture, key sectors in poverty reduction. They explain the roles of retraining and safety nets in dealing with the adjustment costs of trade liberalization. Finally, the authors elaborate guidelines for implementing trade reform and explain tools for assessing whether trade reform will help or harm the poor in particular sectors in the short run. This paper—a product of Trade, Development Research Group—is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the links between trade reforms and poverty reduction. The authors may be contacted at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByPoverty and technical efficiency in presence of heterogeneity in household behavioursInternational Journal of Social Economics, Vol.45, No.11Product Market and Competition7 April 2017Cultural tourism and poverty alleviation in rural Kilimanjaro, TanzaniaJournal of Tourism and Cultural Change, Vol.13, No.317 July 2014Structural and Institutional Determinants of Poverty in Sub-Saharan African CountriesJournal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol.16, No.16 December 2014Journal of Human Ecology, Vol.37, No.3Journal of Human Ecology, Vol.35, No.3Openness, Growth and Poverty: The Case of TaiwanWorld Development, Vol.35, No.11Références bibliographiquesTrade Liberalization and the Dynamic of Poverty in Tunisia: A Layered Microsimulation AnalysisSSRN Electronic JournalDeveloping Countries in the WTO Services NegotiationsSSRN Electronic Journal View Published: December 2001 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaLatin America & CaribbeanRelated CountriesCzech RepublicRelated TopicsFinance and Financial Sector DevelopmentInternational Economics & TradeLaw and DevelopmentMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthPoverty ReductionPrivate Sector DevelopmentPublic Sector DevelopmentRural DevelopmentSocial Protections and Labor KeywordsADJUSTMENT POLICIESAGRICULTURECOSTSDEVELOPMENTEXCHANGEGROWTH RATEINCOMEINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENTMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMARKETSNATIONAL ECONOMYPRODUCT MARKETSSAFETY NETSSUBSIDIESTARIFF BARRIERSTAXESTRADETRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE POLICY PDF DownloadLoading ...