Features of post-crisis protectionism in Asia and the Pacific
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2011-03
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ARTNeT, United Nations ESCAP
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In the post-crisis period (2008/2009), Asia and the Pacific region is found to be involved in “murky” protectionism: the region implements less transparent trade policies that the rest of the world. The region also used “green” clauses most often - both by introducing new discrimination against commercial interests of trading partners, and by liberalising trade or introducing beneficial effects for partner countries. The Asia-Pacific region has benefited relatively more from liberalisations than the world on average. However, the surge in greenhouse gas emissions due to intensified production contributes to climate change, and countries in coastal regions may become hardest hit by these changes.
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PROTECTIONISM, TARIFFS, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, ECONOMIC CRISIS, TRADE POLICY, POLICY MONITORING, MANUFACTURING, MULTILATERAL RELATIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES, FINANCIAL POLICY, TRADE DISCRIMINATION