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Export Competitiveness and Sustained Economic Recovery, Studies in Trade and Investment No. 46
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| Author(s):
Trade and Investment Division (TID)
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| Economic Sector(s):
(1) Global, regional and multisectoral economic and social development strategies and policies; (2) Global trade policies; (3) Trade expansion, trade promotion and export development |
| ESCAP Reference
No.: ST/ESCAP/2150 |
| Division/Office:
Trade and Investment |
| Published Date:
01/12/2001 |
| Country:
{Non-country Specific Publication} |
| Hard Copy Price:
US$ 20.00
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| The publication offers an overview of the recent economic and trade development within the ESCAP region. It discusses export competitiveness policy, regionalism and multilateralism, monetary cooperation and new sources of productivity growth such as knowledge-based industries and the service sectors. It provides a broad overview of the role of business in regional economic recovery. It examines the opportunities offered by information and communications technologies and regional integration to enhance the competitiveness of Asian enterprises in the international market place. The prevailing infrastructures and policy environment for business within the region are examined to identify desirable changes. Policy recommendations are provided to prevent capital account crises. |
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CONTENTS
Preface
- EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINED
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
- Introduction
- Recent economic developments
- The recovery gains momentum
- Rising uncertainties
- Developments in trade policy
- Multilateralism and accession to the World
Trade Organization
- Regionalism and multilateralism: achieving
balance
- Monetary cooperation: creating stability for
export competitiveness
- New sources of productivity growth
- Conclusion
- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING
ANOTHER CAPITAL ACCOUNT CRISIS
- Introduction
- Name of the crisis
- Policy recommendations for Asian economies
with substantially liberalized capital accounts
- Crisis prevention
- Crisis management
- Policy recommendations for economies with
substantially liberalized capital accounts Annexes
- EXPORT PERFORMANCE: INCREASING
COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH NEW SOURCES OF
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
- Recent growth experience in the Asian region
- Evolving composition of export trade in Asia
- Role of foreign direct investment in
promoting exports
- Change in Indian export composition in
the post-liberalization era
- India's export productivity growth through
information and communications technology and
other support services
- Liberalization in export-support services
- Information technology sector in India and
its impact on export sector productivity
- Knowledge economy and enhancing export
competitiveness through human capital
- Policy measures for sustained export development
with special focus on technology and skill-intensive
products
- Liberal technology import policy
- Liberal foreign direct investment policy
- Intellectual property rights regime
- Labour market reforms
- Promoting local research and development
- Creating an institutional mechanism for
state-supported services
- Rising productivity of support services
- Development human resources
- Bridging the digital divide
- Technical cooperation among development
countries
- Market access
Annex
- LIBERALIZATION, DEREGULATION AND TRADE
FACILITATION: REDUCING THE TRANSACTION
COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS
- Introduction
- The role of business and trade in the ESCAP region
- Overview of recent developments
- Economic recovery and the role of the
private sector
- Policy environment for business in developing
countries
- Business in a knowledge economy: implications
of information technology
- Policy recommendations for economic integration of
developing countries to enhance competitiveness
- Conclusion
- MULTILATERALISM AND REGIONALISM: ENHANCING
INTEGRATION INTO THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM
THROUGH DEEPER ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- Introduction
- Role of trade in the economic recovery process
underway in the ESCAP region
- Assessment of current world trade organization
liberalization efforts
- Assessment of regional liberalization efforts
currently underway
- Analysis of implications for long-term export
competitiveness arising from regionalism and
multilateralism
- Policy recommendations for deepening economic
integration of developing countries and
enhancing export competitiveness |
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