The Expected Benefits of Trade Liberalization for World Income and Development

Download or read book The Expected Benefits of Trade Liberalization for World Income and Development written by Antoine Bouët and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development experts often promote trade liberalization as a path to economic development and poverty alleviation. This study examines the trade models used to support such claims. The author surveys the methodologies used to assess trade liberalization’s impact and examines the extent to which assessments of impact diverge. Through careful analysis of models and their results, the author provides a more nuanced assessment of the liberalization’s possible benefits