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This book presents an analysis of the state of trade facilitation
in member countries of the South Asia Subregional Economic
Cooperation (SASEC) programme. It includes country-level studies
and identifies four common trade facilitation priorities among
SASEC countries: implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement
and other international conventions; logistics and infrastructure
development, and related regulatory reforms; coordinated border
management; and institutions and capacity building.
The services economy is on the rise all around the world, and
services now comprise the largest share of economic activity and
employment in almost every country.This book presents the latest
evidence demonstrating how technologies and globalization have
transformed the services industry. Services are becoming
increasingly tradable under World Trade Organization rules and
regional trade agreements, and some services subsectors are also
seeing rates of productivity growth comparable to that in
manufacturing. At the same time, services are increasingly
contributing to manufacturing success, and countries' overall
economic competitiveness now hinges crucially on the availability
of high-quality and affordable services inputs. Furthermore, a
well-functioning services sector can accelerate human development
through better access to basic needs, such as education, energy,
finance, health, water, and sanitation. Services can also be a
source of good jobs with fewer negative environmental and social
externalities. Overall, the ongoing structural transformation
toward a services economy is a unique opportunity to achieve
long-term income growth, which in turn promotes sustainable
development. This book offers suggestions on how to achieve this,
and is thus an indispensable read for researchers and policy makers
alike.
The global financial crisis triggered a broad reassessment of
economic integration policies in developed and developing countries
worldwide. The crisis-induced collapse in trade was the sharpest
ever since World War II, affecting all countries and all product
categories. A huge shock to the trading system, combined with
severe macroeconomic instability, makes it natural for policymakers
to call into question the basic underlying assumptions of trade
liberalization and openness. In particular, outward-oriented or
export-led growth strategies are being reassessed as openness is
increasingly associated with greater volatility. However, it is
crucial not to lose sight of the dynamic benefits that openness can
offer. Examples include technology transfer, increased competitive
pressure that reduces markups and improves efficiency, and
economies of scale. The real question is how to manage
outward-oriented strategies so as to maximize the benefits of
openness while minimizing risks. This book aims to contribute to
this important and ongoing policy debate, bringing together recent
empirical work on the trade collapse, its causes and consequences,
and the broader trade policy agenda in the post-crisis environment.
It addresses critical policy issues revolving around the topic of
outward-oriented growth strategy, including policy instruments that
help manage risks associated with outward-orientation, lessons
learned from the crisis for particular countries and regions, and
how emerging trade policy issues such as climate change,
commodities, global production networking, and migration affect the
prospects for recovery and outward-oriented growth.
Badmotorfinger is the third album by the American grunge band
Soundgarden. It was released on October 8, 1991 through A&M
Records. After touring in support of its previous album, Louder
Than Love, released in 1989, the band began the recording sessions
for its next album with new bassist Ben Shepherd. The music on the
album maintained the band's heavy rock sound while featuring an
increased focus on songwriting when compared with the band's
previous releases.
Germany's 1941 seizure of Yugoslavia led to an insurgency as bloody
as any in World War II. The Wehrmacht waged a brutal
counter-insurgency campaign in response, and by 1943 German troops
in Yugoslavia were engaged in operations that ranked among the
largest of the entire European war. Their actions encompassed
massive reprisal shootings, the destruction of entire villages, and
huge mobile operations unleashed not just against insurgents but
also against the civilian population believed to be aiding them.
Terror in the Balkans explores the reasons behind the Wehrmacht's
extreme security measures in southern and eastern Europe. Ben
Shepherd focuses his study not on the high-ranking generals who
oversaw the campaign but on lower-level units and their officers, a
disproportionate number of whom were of Austrian origin. He uses
Austro-Hungarian army records to consider how the personal
experiences of many Austrian officers during the Great War played a
role in brutalizing their behavior in Yugoslavia. A comparison of
Wehrmacht counter-insurgency divisions allows Shepherd to analyze
how a range of midlevel commanders and their units conducted
themselves in different parts of Yugoslavia, and why. Shepherd
concludes that the Wehrmacht campaign's violence was driven not
just by National Socialist ideology but also by experience of the
fratricidal infighting of Yugoslavia's ethnic groups, by conditions
on the ground, and by doctrines that had shaped the military
mindsets of both Germany and Austria since the late nineteenth
century. He also considers why different Wehrmacht units exhibited
different degrees of ruthlessness and restraint during the
campaign.
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