Protection and Liberalization: A Review of Analytical Issues
August 4, 1987
Summary
This paper deals with trade policy issues of particular interest to the Fund. It is motivated both by the revival of protectionist attitudes in the industrial countries and the prevalence of liberalization proposals for developing countries. In veiw of Fund concerns with the functioning of the International monetary system and with the individual countries' macroeconomic policy, and especially exchange rate issues, relate to protection.
Subject: Exchange rates, Exports, Import quotas, Imports, International trade, Tariffs, Taxes, Trade liberalization
Keywords: Africa, balance of payments deterioration, cost, current account problem, East Asia, Exports, import, Import quotas, Imports, liberalization, OP, policy issue, protection, protection cost, Tariffs, trade, Trade liberalization, uniform import surcharge, Western Europe
Pages:
33
Volume:
1987
DOI:
Issue:
006
Series:
Occasional Paper No. 1987/006
Stock No:
S054EA0000000
ISBN:
9780939934942
ISSN:
0251-6365






