The CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): an assessment of issues relating to market access, safeguards and implications for regional integration

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.181
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL181_en
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngINTERNATIONAL TRADE
cepal.topicSpaCOMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
cepal.workareaEngINTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INTEGRATION
cepal.workareaSpaCOMERCIO INTERNACIONAL E INTEGRACIÓN
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T13:18:33Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T13:18:33Z
dc.date.issued2008-11-26
dc.description.abstractThe recent collapse of the Doha round once again underscores the tenuous nature of international trade negotiations. Likewise, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the CARIFORUM grouping and the European Union (EU) has generated a great deal of discussion and debate over the past several months. What has clearly emerged is the existence of two diametrically opposed views on the impact and usefulness of the agreement. One view has it that the EPA is a major breakthrough in trade relations that will greatly benefit the region. On the other hand, some see it as being detrimental to the region and perhaps a total capitulation to the EU on the part of the CARIFORUM. They assert that it is part of a global EU strategy to impose World Trade Organization (WTO) policies on developing nations and get around the Doha obstacles. Both sides in this debate attempt to back up their views with reference to the text of the agreement. The objective of this review is to shed some light on the issues driving this debate particularly in the areas of market access, the impact on tariff revenues, and the implications for regional integration. This review also attempts to clarify and distill some of the main contentious issues regarding the EPA and to inform further discussion regarding an implementation plan. The approach is based on detailed study of the EPA text and its annexes plus extensive interviews with some of the main negotiators on the CARIFORUM side. Interviews were conducted both in person and via the Internet as many of the regional negotiators live or work outside of the region. The reviewer also attended presentations and discussions with some of the leading regional critics of the agreement.
dc.description.tableOfContents.--I. The EPA in Context.--II. Issues of liberalization and market access in goods.--III. Safeguards and the protection of domestic sectors.--IV. Issues relating to fiscal implications.--V. Issues relating to services.--VI. Implications for regional integration.--VII. The governance structure of the Agreement.--VIII. Summary and Recommendations
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dc.format.extent31 páginas.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.181
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38704
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription31 p.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject.unbisEngINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject.unbisEngTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject.unbisEngMARKET ACCESS
dc.subject.unbisEngTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject.unbisEngFISCAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisSpaINTEGRACION ECONOMICA
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaCONVENIOS COMERCIALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaACCESO AL MERCADO
dc.subject.unbisSpaLIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA FISCAL
dc.titleThe CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): an assessment of issues relating to market access, safeguards and implications for regional integration
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