Regionalism and Trade Facilitation : A Primer

This paper investigates when trade facilitation reform should be undertaken at the regional level. First, looking at both efficiency and implementation considerations, it confirms the perception that the regional dimension matters. Investigating wh...

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Main Author:	Maur, Jean-Christophe
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AIR AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AIRPORT HUBS AIRPORTS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER DELAYS BORDER MANAGEMENT BORDER PROTECTION CARRIERS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMERCIAL EXCHANGES COMMON MARKET COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE PRESSURES CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT COOPERATION AGREEMENTS COST OF TRANSPORT CRIMINAL PROCEDURES CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES CUSTOMS CODES CUSTOMS DUTIES CUSTOMS INTEGRITY CUSTOMS OFFICERS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES CUSTOMS SERVICES CUSTOMS UNION CUSTOMS UNIONS CUSTOMS VALUATION DESTINATION COUNTRY DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DOMESTIC TRANSPORT DRIVING DUE PROCESS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EUROPEAN UNION EXPORT COSTS EXPORT MARKETS EXTERNAL TARIFF EXTERNAL TRADE EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL SERVICES FIXED COSTS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDER FREIGHT TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY INCOME COUNTRIES INCREASING COMPETITION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES INSPECTION INSPECTION OF GOODS INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS INTER-COUNTRY EXTERNALITIES INTERNAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL RULES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TREATIES JOINT VENTURE JURISDICTION LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEGAL INSTRUMENTS LEGAL REGIMES LEGAL SYSTEMS LETTERS OF CREDIT LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE MARGINAL COST MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SOLUTIONS MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTOR VEHICLE MULTILATERAL APPROACH MULTILATERAL CONTEXT MULTILATERAL EFFORTS MULTILATERAL LEVEL MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS MUTUAL RECOGNITION MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING NATIONAL BORDERS NATIONAL MARKETS NATIONAL TREATMENT NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES NON-TARIFF BARRIERS POLICE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW PORT AUTHORITY PORT OF DESTINATION PORT OF ENTRY PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PUBLIC GOODS RAIL RAIL NETWORK RAIL SYSTEMS RAIL TRANSIT RAILROADS RAILWAYS REGIONAL ACCREDITATION BODIES REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL APPROACH REGIONAL APPROACHES REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL GROUPINGS REGIONAL HARMONIZATION REGIONAL INITIATIVES REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS REGIONAL INTERVENTION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL SOLUTIONS REGIONAL STANDARDS REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRANSIT REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGIONALISM REGULATORY COMPETITION REGULATORY COOPERATION RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD USER ROAD USER FEES ROUTE ROUTES RULES OF ORIGIN SCALE ECONOMIES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF STRUCTURES TAX TAX REVENUE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CONCESSIONS TRADE CREATION TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FACILITATION ISSUES TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES TRADE FACILITATION SERVICES TRADE FLOWS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE REGIME TRADE TRANSACTION TRADING PARTNERS TRAINS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDORS TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSIT ROUTES TRANSIT SERVICES TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRUCKS TRUE VEHICLE INSURANCE VEHICLES WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8916040/regionalism-trade-facilitation-primer http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6463