American trade policy after the Kennedy Round

Trade and Industrial Policy in Pakistan: Post-uruguay round Challenges

The views expressed in the paper are personal and do not reflect those of the organization with which the author is associated.

South African Trade Policy Matters : Trade Performance and Trade Policy

South African trade policy has exerted a major influence on the composition and aggregate growth of trade. In the Apartheid period, trade protection seriously impeded both exports and imports, and the economy depended on favorable global commodity price trends to avoid running into an external constraint. South Africa developed a comparative advantage in capital-intensive primary and manufactur...

Trade Policy: The Normative Dimension

Trade Diversification Away from the U.S. or North American Customs Union? A Review of Canada’s Trade Policy Options

This study examines Canada’s key strategic trade policy options – whether pushing for further economic integration with the U.S., or diversifying to non-U.S. markets and reducing the degree to which Canada’s economy depends on the U.S. In particular, this study compares the economic benefits of implementing a North American customs union with the benefits of increasing Canada’s trade with eithe...

Trade policy, health, and corporate influence: British American tobacco and China's accession to the World Trade Organization.

Tobacco market liberalization can have a profound impact on health. This article analyzes internal documents of British American Tobacco (BAT), released as a result of litigation in the United States, in order to examine the company's attempts to influence negotiations over China's accession to the World Trade Organization. The documents demonstrate that BAT attempted to influence these negotia...