Broken promises : a G-20 summit; report by Global Trade Alert

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2009

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, GB

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Global Trade Alert (GTA) provides information on state interventions during the global downturn (2008) that affect foreign commerce. It identifies the trading partners likely to be harmed by these measures. GTA has investigated 425 state initiatives by an independent team of trade policy analysts. The overwhelming picture is one of planned and implemented initiatives that reduce foreign commercial opportunities and reverse the 25-year trend towards open borders. The GTA team estimates that worldwide the number of discriminatory measures being implemented outnumbers the liberalizing measures by five to one. The book details these findings relative to G20 members' pledge to eschew protectionism.

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GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM, FOREIGN TRADE POLICY, GLOBALIZATION, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY, PROTECTIONISM, G20, FINANCIAL MARKET, ECONOMIC CRISIS, COMPETITIVENESS, ECONOMIC REFORM, GLOBAL

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/46805

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Global and Multi-regional / Projets mondiaux et multirégionaux
Research Results (GGP) / Résultats de recherches (MCP)
Trade Policy, Investment and Economic Integration / Politique commerciale, investissement et intégration économique