The EU Factor in the Trade Policies of Central European Countries

The EU Factor in the Trade Policies of Central European Countries / Kaminski, Bartlomiej

Despite strong protectionist sentiments, trade regimes have remained open in Central European countries invited to negotiate their accession to the European Union. Regional disciplines (the EU factor), combined with the legacy of low tariffs under GATT commitments, appear to have offset domestic pro...

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Auteurs principaux:Kamiński, Bartłomiej
Format: Online-Resource
Langue:English
Publié:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 1999
Sujets:
Applied Tariff
Autonomy
Border Protection
Currencies and Exchange Rates
Debt Markets
Domestic Producers
Economic Theory and Research
Emerging Markets
Exchange Rates
Finance and Financial Sector Development
Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade Policy
Free Trade
International Economics & Trade
International Trade
International Trade Policies
Law and Development
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Market Access
Private Sector Development
Public Sector Development
Regional Integration
Tariff
Tariff Barriers
Tariff Rates
Tariffs
Trade
Trade Law
Trade Liberalization
Trade Policies
Trade Policy
Trade Regimes
Trade and Regional Integration
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Résumé:Despite strong protectionist sentiments, trade regimes have remained open in Central European countries invited to negotiate their accession to the European Union. Regional disciplines (the EU factor), combined with the legacy of low tariffs under GATT commitments, appear to have offset domestic protectionist impulses. - Kaminski examines the development of foreign trade institutions and policies in Central European countries invited to negotiate their accession to the European Union. With the dismantling of state trading, conditions of market access have been dramatically liberalized. However, except for Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the Czech Republic, most Central European countries have followed a policy of bilateral rather than multilateral trade liberalization. The fall in tariff rates on preferential imports has prompted a search for nontariff barriers, but these countries' trade regimes have remained open - which is surprising, considering the strong protectionist sentiments in economic administration. Regional disciplines (the EU factor), combined with the legacy of low tariffs under GATT commitments, appear to have been responsible for this openness. Foreign trade policy has been shaped by tensions between domestic protectionist impulses and pressures from the European Union (and other World Trade Organization members) to improve conditions of market access. This paper - a product of Trade, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the group to examine trade and integration issues. The author may be contacted at bkaminski@worldbank.org
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