Download or read book Trade related Investment Measures Theory And Applications written by Eden Siu-hung Yu and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book makes a contribution to the deeper understanding of various trade-related investment measures (TRIMs). The issues have been largely inspired by the use of trade policies on foreign investment adopted in China and many other nations from the 1960s to the 1990s. Building upon the existing literature and the authors' own work, the 20 chapters in the book examine, using several versions of general-equilibrium frameworks, resource allocation and welfare effects of both trade-related investment measures and investment-related trade/environmental measures. Traditional and duality microeconomic tools and modelling techniques have been extensively utilised in analysing various real-world, investment and environmental issues, especially those encountered in developing economies. Policy implications regarding optimal trade, investment and environmental policies that emerged from the analyses are also provided.This book is self-contained in applications of trade theories and related general-equilibrium modelling techniques. It may be used as an advanced textbook in trade theory and policy as well as a reference book for policy makers, professional practitioners and academic researchers in designing trade policies.

Download or read book The WTO Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures TRIMS written by Gerard Greenfield and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Protecting Foreign Investment written by Carlos M. Correa and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the mounting criticism that globalization is encountering, the developed countries continue to lose no opportunity to change the rules of the global economy in their favour, regardless of the impact on developing countries and the poor. This book examines one of the most important instances of this: the rich countries' insistence that the WTO not only launch a new round of world trade negotiations, but that rules which were supposed to be confined to trade issues now be extended by means of new agreements protecting foreign direct investment. What is being proposed would be at the expense of the freedom of developing countries to determine their own policies towards foreign capital in tune with their development policy objectives. The two authors of this book have an intimate knowledge of WTO negotiating processes. They explain in detail the North's relentless determination to give privileged protection to the overseas investments of its transnational corporations. These initiatives have included, inter alia, the OECD's failed MAI initiative, the World Bank-sponsored Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures (TRIMS). The authors spell out their consequences for developing countries. They examine whether there is any real case for a new multilateral framework on investment within the WTO. And they propose various options for developing countries to resist what amounts to a new form of Western protectionism, including how a development dimension could be incorporated in any new agreement, should the member countries of the WTO decide to proceed with negotiations. This book provides invaluable information and analysis for diplomats and trade negotiators, policy makers and scholars, as well as civil society activists concerned with the impact of TNC investments on development.

Download or read book The Impact of the Agreement on Trade related Investment Measures TRIMS on Foreign Direct Investment Laws in PRC Upon Accession to the WTO written by Xuefei Lu and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of Trade related Investment Measures on Trade and Development written by Theodore H. Moran and published by New York : United Nations. This book was released on 1991 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of Trade Related Investment Measures in Developing Countries written by Jian Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Investment Implications of Selected WTO Agreements and the Proposed Multilateral Agreementon Investment written by Mr.Matthias Vocke and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The substantial increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent years has triggered a discussion of a uniform treatment of investment in international law. Most contributions to the multilateral investment framework derive from the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements on trade liberalization. The resulting framework is incomplete, as the WTO agreements restrict their focus on investment to aspects related to international trade and often apply to selected sectors only. A broader investment regime is needed to provide a more neutral incentive framework for investment liberalization and to promote efficient international investment flows.

Download or read book Multilateral Disciplines for Investment related Policies written by Bernard M. Hoekman and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: June 1999 - Is there a strong case for developing countries to support the creation of a multilateral agreement on investment? Probably not. Existing agreements offer ample scope for liberalizing foreign direct investment in the area that matters most to developing countries: services. Hoekman and Saggi evaluate the potential benefits of international disciplines on policies toward foreign direct investment for developing countries. They conclude that the case for initiating negotiations on investment policies is weak, at present. Negotiating efforts that center on further liberalizing market access on a nondiscriminatory basis-especially for services-are likely to be more fruitful in terms of economic welfare and growth. Existing multilateral instruments, although imperfect, are far from fully exploited and provide significant opportunities for governments opening further access to markets. Hoekman and Saggi conclude that priority should be given to expanding coverage of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) before seeking to negotiate general disciplines on investment policies. This paper-a product of Trade, Development Research Group-is part of a larger effort in the group to prepare for the next round of WTO negotiations. The authors may be contacted at bhoekman@@worldbank.org or ksaggi @@mail.smu.edu.

Download or read book TRIMs Under WTO written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Possible Standards for Trade related Investment Measures written by A. A. Fatouros and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trade Related Investment Measures and the WTO 1995 2001 written by Bijit Bora and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Selected WTO Rules and Some Implications for Fund Policy Advice written by Thierry D. Buchs and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-03-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper surveys six WTO agreements selected on the basis of their potential relevance for Fund-supported programs, namely Customs Valuation, Subsidies, Safeguards, Antidumping, Trade-Related Investment Measures, and Trade in Services. It offers a critical reading of the rules, and highlights potential issues of concern for the Fund in its policy dialogue with member countries with selected country examples. As some rules have very different implications for various groupings of countries, the paper calls attention to policy consistency in the trade area of these countries, and points out some areas where implementation of the rules might pose problems.

Download or read book The Impact of Trade related Investment Measures in Developing Countries written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As foreign direct investment (FDI) grows rapidly in this highly integrated world, numerous new challenges confront the existing global trading system. Both developed countries and their developing counterparts have been trying to reach harmonious bilateral or multilateral agreements. However, disputes between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and host countries continue to increase as FOI rises. Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) were proposed by the United States in the 1994 Uruguay Round as a way to create a better investment environment in both developed and developing countries. Since many theoretical and empirical analyses of TRIMs agreement are ambiguous or incomplete, this three-essay dissertation will examine theoretical and empirical trade-related investment policies with a focus on the strategic regulation of TRIMs policies in developing countries. The first essay provides background information about TRIMs agreement that are currently employed around the world. It also includes definitions, controversial debates and applications, a description of the theoretical framework for analysis of the TRIMs agreement and the historical development of the TRIMs agreement from the Uruguay Round to the Doha meeting in 2001. The objective of this essay is to emphasize the importance of the TRIMs agreement in the structure of the global economy and their significant economic impacts on host countries. The second essay considers the impacts of the TRIMs policies on developing countries by employing a theoretical model. A dynamic general equilibrium model is used to examine two types of TRIMs policy instruments, local content requirements (LCRs) and government investment incentives (GIIs), such as subsidies given to MNEs operating in host countries. The model shows that increasing LCRs will benefit the economy of developing countries through increases in R & D and technology transfer in the short run. However, in the long run, increased LCRs will hinder their economic.

Download or read book The Elimination of Trade related Investment Measures written by David Romo Murillo and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Developing New Rules and Discplines on Trade related Investment Measures written by Leith E. Maskus and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book WTO Rules on Investment written by Amit Banerji and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prime factor of trade liberalization, investment, eludes a comprehensive coverage in the multilateral rule based regime under the World Trade Organization. The Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures, though one exclusively concentrated on investment, has proved to be insufficient as regards various barriers facing liberalization of cross-border investment flows are concerned. The proposed Multilateral Investment Agreement (MAI) of OECD Group of countries also having failed to come up as planned, the field remains unoccupied even today. It is high time, therefore, that a consensus needs to emerge at the multilateral level as regards basic rules of fair-play and liberalization of host country measures towards foreign investment flows.The chapterization is as under;I. IntroductionII. Trade Related Investment Measures: An Insight(A) What are Trade Related Investment Measures?(B) Why TRIMs?: The Underlying Rationale(C) Types of TRIMS(D) Effect of TRIMsIII. Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures(A) Genesis(B) Appraisal of Provisions of the Agreement(C) Salient Features of the Agreement(D) Shortfalls/Defects of the Agreement(E) Disputes Raised under the Agreement and Their ImplicationsIV. Other provisions of WTO dealing with Investment(A) GATT 1994(B) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)(C) Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement)V. Bilateral and Multilateral Investment Treaties and their Relationship with WTO(A) Bilateral Investment Treaties and Their Advantages(B) Multilateral Investment Treaties and Their Advantages(C) OECD's MAI(D) BITs Principles on Investment: Lessons to be learntVI. Conclusion.

Download or read book Host Country Operational Measures written by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Host Country Operational Measures (HCOMs) are the measures implemented by countries concerning the operation of foreign companies within their jurisdiction. This paper groups them into three categories: those that are prohibited at the multilateral level; those prohibited or discouraged at the regional or bilateral level; those not subject to control. This publication looks at the current state of HCOMs and their interaction with other issues and draws conclusions on their implications.