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An Assessment of Trade and Development Issues in the Doha Round
An Assessment of Trade and Development Issues in the Doha RoundSang-yirl Nam and Yul KwonThis report reviews the multilateral issues and discussions in the trade and development area of the Doha Round and offers suggestions on wha..
Sang-yirl Nam et al. Date 2002.12.30
Multilateral NegotiationsDownloadContentSummaryAn Assessment of Trade and Development Issues in the Doha RoundSang-yirl Nam and Yul Kwon
This report reviews the multilateral issues and discussions in the trade and development area of the Doha Round and offers suggestions on what position the Korean government should take. Since the discussions in the Doha Round have concentrated on the Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) provisions in the various WTO agreements and decisions, we focused on issues related to the SDT provisions in terms of trade and development. A wide gap between developed and developing countries can be observed in the discussions of the Doha Round. Developing countries, especially least developed countries, have made various proposals aimed at strengthening and clarifying the SDT provisions, as well as making them more efficient and operational-. In contrast, developed countries have emphasized the overall balance between rights and obligations in the multilateral trade system, and the need for developing countries to take an active role. However, while stressing the importance of establishing comprehensive and common rules on SDT provisions, they neglect to respond to the concrete proposals of developing countries on each SDT provision. Korea's position will be closer to that of the developed countries, in that the overall balance between rights and obligations in the multilateral trade system will be emphasized. However, Korea must maintain its position as a developing country on several sensitive and important issues, especially on topics such as the agricultural and environmental sectors. For that purpose Korea will have to persuade member countries by preparing and offering objective materials explaining its situation in those areas. Besides, Korea can contribute to the Doha negotiation process by submitting proposals on, for example, substantial enlargement of the products subject to preferential treatment for the least developed countries, the general purpose and principles applied to the SDT provisions, and on the development of further discussions in these areas. In addition, it will be important to enhance Korea's role in economic cooperation with developing countries, especially in terms of Official Development Assistance (ODA). It is time to establish a basic framework for development assistance so that the complementary basis of economic cooperation with those countries can be enlarged. For that purpose it is important for Korea to increase its ODA contributions and to make an effort to join the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.
By the end of 2002, the Committee on Trade and Development failed to reach a conclusion in its discussions on the SDT provisions. The discussions will have to be continued over 2003, and it is hoped some results on the objectives, function, and structure of the monitoring mechanism on SDT provisions can be achieved by the fifth ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico in September. For the specific issues of the agreement, a realistic target may be to establish comprehensive and common rules applicable to the various SDT provisions, to classify them by their characteristics, and to determine the order of priorities before the fifth ministerial. Based on the results, practical progress can be achieved after the ministerial meeting by cooperating with other committees and subsidiary bodies of the WTO. -
Korean FDI into China: a regional approach
China can be divided 8 regions as to current level of their economic development. They are North-East, Northern Coast, Eastern Coast, Southern Coast, Middle Yangz, Middle Yellow river, South-West, North-West. According to our a..
Mansoo Jee Date 2002.12.30
Business Management, Overseas Direct InvestmentDownloadContentSummaryChina can be divided 8 regions as to current level of their economic development. They are North-East, Northern Coast, Eastern Coast, Southern Coast, Middle Yangz, Middle Yellow river, South-West, North-West. According to our analysis on the investment environments of 8 regions, Eastern Coast region has best conditions for foreign investors in many aspects while Southern Coast has most opened economy. Northern Coast region where most of Korean FDI has been invested has a big market scale and strong commercial infrastructures including wholesales and retails. Among other regions, Middle Yangze region has relatively good environments in market potential, production cost, and infrastructure. This region should become a new center of labor intensive industry in the future. But rest of regions hardly can provide promising grounds for foreign investments. (The rest is omitted.) -
An Analysis of the Trade Structure of Major Countries in the Middle East and Implications for Korea's Middle East Trade Policy
After the 9.11 terror attack, the Middle East, once again, became the center of world attention. It cannot be emphasized enough that peace in the Middle East would have a great impact on the world economy, as the Middle East has p..
Heungchong Kim Date 2002.12.30
Trade Structure, Trade PolicyDownloadContentSummaryAfter the 9.11 terror attack, the Middle East, once again, became the center of world attention. It cannot be emphasized enough that peace in the Middle East would have a great impact on the world economy, as the Middle East has played the role of supplying the world with oil and natural gas. Considering the possibility of terrorism by Islamic extremists, people have come to recognize that maintaining peace in the Middle East is deeply related to worldwide peace. (The rest is omitted.) -
The Linkage between FDI and Trade: Focusing on Korea's FDI into China and Japan's FDI into Korea
This study aims to find the FDI-trade linkage between host and home countries, focusing especially on the effects of FDI on trade flows and their contribution to regional integration. (The rest is omitted.)
Chang-Soo Lee Date 2002.12.30
Trade Structure, Overseas Direct InvestmentDownloadContentSummaryThis study aims to find the FDI-trade linkage between host and home countries, focusing especially on the effects of FDI on trade flows and their contribution to regional integration. (The rest is omitted.) -
The Current Profiles of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules: Issues and Prospects
The Current Profiles of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules: Issues and ProspectsMoonsung Kang·Jae-Bong Ro·Chong-Wha Lee At the WTO Doha Ministerial Conference, trade ministers representing over 140 countries agreed to discuss i..
Moonsung Kang et al. Date 2002.12.30
Multilateral Negotiations, Anti-Dumping SystemDownloadContentSummaryThe Current Profiles of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules: Issues and Prospects
Moonsung Kang·Jae-Bong Ro·Chong-Wha Lee
At the WTO Doha Ministerial Conference, trade ministers representing over 140 countries agreed to discuss issues of antidumping, subsidies, and regional trade agreements at meetings of the Negotiating Group on Rules (NGR). However, WTO members decided at the first NGR meeting to cover four issues, instead of three, including fisheries subsidies. (The rest is omitted.) -
Performance of EMS and Its Implication to East Asia
Since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in the early 1970s, the European countries have developed their own exchange rate system. By establishing the Snake, European Monetary System and European Economic and Monetary Union,..
Jonghwa Cho et al. Date 2002.12.30
Financial CooperationDownloadContentSummarySince the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in the early 1970s, the European countries have developed their own exchange rate system. By establishing the Snake, European Monetary System and European Economic and Monetary Union, they tried to control exchange rate fluctuations within the region while allowing fluctuations against the dollar. (The rest is omitted.) -
Comprehensive Review of The Doha Development Agenda Negotiation - 2002
Comprehensive Review of the Doha Development Agenda Negotiations during 2002Nakgyoon Choi et al. The DDA (Doha Development Agenda) negotiations launched in November 2001 are the ninth multilateral trade negotiations in history aft..
Nakgyoon Choi et al. Date 2002.12.30
Monetary PolicyDownloadContentSummaryComprehensive Review of the Doha Development Agenda Negotiations during 2002
Nakgyoon Choi et al.
The DDA (Doha Development Agenda) negotiations launched in November 2001 are the ninth multilateral trade negotiations in history after the Uruguay Round negotiations which were concluded in 1994. In 2002, the DDA negotiations focused on the six official agenda items of agriculture, services, non-agricultural market access, rules, TRIPS, and trade and environment. The WTO member countries also actively discussed the two other issues: the so-called Singapore issues, which include investment, competition policy, transparency in government procurement, and trade facilitation, and the trade and development issue. (The rest is omitted.) -
Localization of the Business Management of Korean Foreign Investment Enterprises(FIE's) in China
Localization of the business management of Korean foreign investment enterprises(FIE's) in China is becoming one of the key success factors for their good economic performances. They are just beginning to execute the localization ..
Gwan-Ho Paik et al. Date 2002.12.30
Business ManagementDownloadContentSummaryLocalization of the business management of Korean foreign investment enterprises(FIE's) in China is becoming one of the key success factors for their good economic performances. They are just beginning to execute the localization of their business management, especially after experiencing the excessive labor dispute in the middle of 1990's. For this research, 38 Korean FIE's have been surveyed and more than 1,000 Chinese employees of Korean FIE's interviewed for a month, July in 2001. (The rest is omitted.) -
Industrial Development and Trade patterns in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian countries have achieved remarkable economic growth since the mid 1980s by applying new development strategies that include actively hosting foreign direct investment(FDI) through trade liberalization. As outward-o..
Yul Kwon et al. Date 2002.12.30
Trade Structure, Industrial StructureDownloadContentSummarySoutheast Asian countries have achieved remarkable economic growth since the mid 1980s by applying new development strategies that include actively hosting foreign direct investment(FDI) through trade liberalization. As outward-oriented growth strategies became regularized in this process, each country experienced significant structural changes in terms of industrial development and trade patterns. In the wake of liberalization of capital transfer under the globalized production mechanism and rapid value appreciation of the Deutsche Mark and Japanese Yen, these elements have played a major role for allowing industrial development and structural changes to occur in the Southeast Asia region, which have risen as production strongholds of Japanese corporations. (The rest is omitted.) -
The DDA Negotiations on Non-Agricultural Market Access and Their Impact on International Tariff Systems
The DDA Negotiations on Non-Agricultural Market Access and Their Impact on International Tariff SystemsNakgyoon Choi and Jaeho CheungA review of the DDA negotiations on non-agricultural market access in 2002 reveals that there are..
Nakgyoon Choi et al. Date 2002.12.30
Tariffs, Multilateral NegotiationsDownloadContentSummaryThe DDA Negotiations on Non-Agricultural Market Access and Their Impact on International Tariff Systems
Nakgyoon Choi and Jaeho Cheung
A review of the DDA negotiations on non-agricultural market access in 2002 reveals that there are three groups of contentious issues for future discussions. The first group includes issues related to the question of how to cut tariffs and eliminate/reduce the high tariffs and tariff escalation systems. The second group includes issues related to the following technical aspects: (i) introduction of the procedures for converting non-ad valorem tariffs to ad valorem tariffs, (ii) the base rates and base year for tariff reduction, (iii) special and differential treatment (S&DT) of the least developed countries, (iv) scope of the environment goods. And, the third group of issues deals with the problem of defining non-tariff barriers and determining the scope of the negotiations. (The rest is omitted.)