Putting Development First: The Importance of Policy Space in the WTO and International Financial InstitutionsKevin Gallagher Some of the world's most prominent development thinkers address the following question in this volume: to what extent are the rules and economic forces that govern the global economy shrinking the 'policy space' that developing countries can draw from in order to construct policies to raise the standards of living of their people? They then analyse the possibly considerable room for manoeuvre that developing countries still have at their disposal despite global macro-economic realities, IMF/World Bank policies, and the trade rules regime of the World Trade Organization. Finally, the authors suggest actual policies that could be put in place in order to preserve existing spaces for development and to expand the tools developing countries can deploy. |
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... present in those markets under WTO . The GATS allows a " positive list " of permitted investments , allowing host countries freedom to exclude activities not on the list . • Performance requirements on TNCs This is treated under the ...
... present in those markets under WTO . The GATS allows a " positive list " of permitted investments , allowing host countries freedom to exclude activities not on the list . • Performance requirements on TNCs This is treated under the ...
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... present , developing countries tend to have " inversely corre- lated " capital structures , where they borrow cheaply when times are good and borrow expensively when times are bad . This is a recipe for volatility , financial crisis ...
... present , developing countries tend to have " inversely corre- lated " capital structures , where they borrow cheaply when times are good and borrow expensively when times are bad . This is a recipe for volatility , financial crisis ...
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... present the negotiations to create new trade agreements are opaque , and disputes about existing rules are mostly resolved in secret . Governments of developing countries are often left out of the horse - trading sessions and pre ...
... present the negotiations to create new trade agreements are opaque , and disputes about existing rules are mostly resolved in secret . Governments of developing countries are often left out of the horse - trading sessions and pre ...
Contents
Development Policies in a World of Globalization | 15 |
The Role of the State in | 33 |
Toward the Optimum Degree of Openness | 69 |
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