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The theory of preferential trading arrangements

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Die Theorie der PrÄferenzabkommen. - Hier wird ein überblick über die Theorie der geographisch diskriminierenden Handelspolitik gegeben. Der rote Faden ist, da\ es im Laufe der sechziger Jahre auf diesem Gebiet der Au\enhandelstheorie zu einem Stillstand kam, weil die grundlegende These, PrÄferenzzollsenkungen müssen einseitigen nicht-diskrimierenden Zollsenkungen unterlegen sein, mit dem rapiden Anstieg der PrÄferenzhandelsabkommen unvereinbar zu sein schien. Es werden Versuche zu einer Auflösung dieses Stillstands erörtert, wobei das Schwergewicht auf die Notwendigkeit gelegt wird, in die Analyse wieder internationale Verteilungswirkungen einzubeziehen.

Résumé

La théorie des accords commerciaux préférentiels. - L’auteur présente un aperÇu sur la théorie des politiques commerciales géographiquement discriminatoires. Le sujet unifiant est que pendant les années soixante cette approche théorique s’arrÊtait parce que la proposition centrale (c.-à.-d. réductions tarifaires préférentielles doivent Être inférieures aux réductions unilatérales non-discriminatoires) semblait Être inconsistante avec la prolifération des accords commerciaux préférentiels. L’auteur discute des approches pour résoudre cette difficulté en soulignant la nécessité de réintroduire des effets de distribution internationale dans l’analyse.

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La teoría del comercio preferencial. - Se présenta la teoría del comercio discriminatorio segÚn regiones geográficas. La necesidad de tratar este tema deriva del hecho de que durante la década del sesenta perdió fuerza la propositión central de esta teoría (reducciones arancelarias preferenciales son inferiores a reducciones arancelarias unilaterales y no discriminatorias) al ser inconsistente con la proliferatión de acuerdos sobre comercio preferencial observada. Se presentan varios intentas de resolver esta dificultad, poniendo énfasis en la necesidad de reintroducir efectos distributives internacionales en el análisis.

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Pomfret, R. The theory of preferential trading arrangements. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 122, 439–465 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02707373

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