Aid for Trade: Global and Regional Perspectives 2007 World Report on Regional Integration /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lombaerde, Philippe. (Editor), Puri, Lakshmi. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: United Nations University Series on Regionalism ; 2
• Subjects: Economics.; Geography.; Development Economics.; Europe > Economic policy.; International economics.; Economics/Management Science.; International Economics.; European Integration.; Economic Geography.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9455-2

Aid for Trade (AfT) has become a major item on the international trade and development discourse. This is to a large extent in response to concerns expressed by developing countries and economies in transition with regard to their capacities to implement trade agreements, especially WTO agreements,...

Table of Contents:

• Endorsements. Acknowledgements. Introduction
• Part I: Aid for Trade: Global Perspectives. 1. Aid for Trade and Development. 2. Perspectives on Aid for Trade. 3. Aid for Trade, Aid Effectiveness and Regional Absorption Capacity. 4. What does the European Experience tell us on Aid for Trade? 5. Aid for Trade for Sustainable Development. 6. Aid for Trade: Supporting the Use of Standards. 7. Building Productive Capacities for Trade Competitiveness: Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and UNIDOs Response
• Part II: Aid for Trade: Regional Perspectives. 8. Aid for trade and Public-Private Partnerships in the Asian and Pacific Region. 9. Promoting Aid for Trade in Western Asia. 10. Building Africas Supply Capacities and Competitiveness through Aid for Trade. 11. Aid for Trade: Strengthening Latin American and Caribbean International Linkages and Regional Cooperation. Statistical Annex. Index.