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Some Implications of Europe 1992 for Developing Countries

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Both the process of formation of the Single European Market, which implies major economic and legal changes in Europe, and the results, which imply greater efficiency and growth, affect the Community's trading partners. Initial calculations have suggested that, in aggregate, the benefits for the rest of the world roughly balance the costs. But many developing countries are directly affected by individual sectoral changes. Because of the relatively high degree of specialisation of their economies and trading patterns, the effects on individual developing economies are therefore potentially large.The changes which are likely to be most important for developing countries include: the removal of all barriers to intra-EC trade, which improves the competitiveness of EC relative to non-EC suppliers; the harmonisation of excise duties, which is helpful to coffee, tea and cocoa producers, and harmful to tobacco producers; the harmonisation of textile and clothing quotas, whose effects will ... Les partenaires commerciaux de la Communauté européenne sont simultanément affectés par la mise en place du marché unique européen qui implique des modifications importantes du système économique et législatif européen et par les conséquences de ce marché qui seront caractérisées par une augmentation de l'efficacité et de la croissance. Les évaluations initiales ont démontré que, dans l'ensemble, pour le reste du monde, les bénéfices égalaient les coûts. Cependant de nombreux pays en développement sont directement touchés par les changements sectoriels qui vont se produire dans chaque pays. A cause du niveau relativement élevé de spécialisation de leurs économies et de leurs structures commerciales, les effets sur chaque pays en développement sont donc potentiellement considérables.Pour les pays en développement, les changements probablement les plus importants seront : la suppression de toutes les barrières tarifaires dans les échanges intra-communautaires, ce qui va améliorer ...

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  • Sheila Page, 1992. "Some Implications of Europe 1992 for Developing Countries," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 60, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:devaaa:60-en
    DOI: 10.1787/620650853627
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    1. Thierry Mayer, 2006. "Policy Coherence for Development : A Background paper on Foreign Direct Investment," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-01065640, HAL.
    2. Gundlach, Erich, 1993. "The European single market: bad news for developing countries?," Kiel Working Papers 586, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    3. repec:hal:wpspec:info:hdl:2441/10184 is not listed on IDEAS
    4. repec:spo:wpecon:info:hdl:2441/10184 is not listed on IDEAS
    5. S. Page, 1994. "The Impact Of Changes In Trade Policy On Developing Country Agriculture," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(2), pages 171-176, May.
    6. Langhammer, Rolf J., 1998. "European integration deepening and widening: Implications for Asia," Kiel Working Papers 892, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    7. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/10184 is not listed on IDEAS

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