Abstract Both in Asia Pacific and Latin America, considerable confusion and ambiguity surround the notion of 'open Regionalism' that question its relevance for practical purposes. Chapter I will examine various interpretations and applications of the concept and study under what circumstances the two elements 'open' and 'regionalism' come into contradiction. The chapter first put to provide some precision on the relationship that may exist between Open Regionalism and regional integration, and then it inquires of under what conditions regionalism can be a 'st…
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This paper attempts to estimate the effect of trade liberalization on the industrial structure and pattern of pollution emissions in Brazil. An input-output approach is used to estimate the value of production and potential pollution intensity estimates are undertaken using the industrial pollution projection system. We find that the aggregate intensity of pollutant emission has decreased for the whole industrial sector, but for the export sector, the pollution intensity has been increasing after trade liberalization.…
Introduction Barriers to Latin American and Caribbean Exports in the US Market, 1998-1999 is the sixth report released yearly by ECLAC Washington. Its aim is to provide information on trade inhibiting measures that Latin American and Caribbean exports encounter in the United States, updating that contained in previous reports. The classification of trade inhibiting measures follows that used by the US Trade Representative's yearly publication National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Out of this classification, the report focuses on those three of greatest relevan…
On this issue of the Bulletin an attempt is made to illustrate how modern Trade Facilitation techniques, with an emphasis on EDI, affect different parts of the society such as business, commerce, transport, administration and government.…
La presente edición del Boletín, busca ilustrar cómo las técnicas modernas de facilitación del comercio con énfasis en el Intercambio Electrónico de Datos (EDI), son un apoyo para los diferentes ámbitos de la sociedad, como son los negocios, el comercio, el transporte, la administración y el gobierno, entre otros.…
First meeting on European soil. The Nineteenth Meeting of National Customs Directors of Latin America, Spain and Portugal was held in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, from 2 to 6 November 1998. The opening session stressed the importance of this being the first meeting held on European soil, and members were urged to pool their efforts to develop closer cooperative ties between the region's customs services.…
Primera reunión en territorio europeo. La XIX Reunión de Directores Nacionales de Aduanas de América Latina, España y Portugal, se celebró en Palma de Mallorca, España, del 2 al 6 de noviembre de 1998. En la sesión de apertura, se resaltó la importancia de la reunión de ser la primera que se realiza en territorio europeo y se exhortó a los miembros a unir esfuerzos para estrechar los lazos de cooperación entre los servicios aduaneros de la región.…
The Third Western Hemisphere Transportation Ministerial meeting was held in New Orleans, Lousiana, United States, from 14 to 16 December 1998, under the theme Transportation in the 21st Century: A Vision for Integration. The meeting was attended by Ministers and heads of delegations from 33 countries of the Americas, representatives of various international organizations and business sector of the Continent. The current issue of the Bulletin provides the complete text of the Ministerial Declaration. For additional information, contact José María Rubiato: e-mail jrubiato@eclac.cl…
Entre el 14 y el 16 de diciembre de 1998, se llevó a cabo, en Nueva Orleans, Lousiana, Estados Unidos, la Tercera Reunión Hemisférica de Ministros de Transporte, bajo el lema Transporte en el Siglo XXI: Una Visión para la Integración. Participaron los Ministros y jefes de delegaciones de 33 países de las Américas, representantes de varios organismos internacionales y del sector empresarial del Continente.La presente edición del Boletín entrega el texto completo de la Declaración Ministerial.…
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