The future of Aid for Trade: challenges and options

Hallaert, Jean-Jacques

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“…There has been much criticism of this Initiative. Stiglitz and Charlton () have argued that it has failed, and Hallaert also maintains that the AfT process has run its course (Hallaert, ). This article argues for a more nuanced and realistic judgement on the AfT Initiative.…”

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What future for the Global Aid for Trade Initiative? Towards an assessment of its achievements and limitations

Hynes¹,

Holden²

2016

Development Policy Review

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As with any form of contemporary global governance, the impact of the global Aid for Trade Initiative (2006) has been mixed. However, to dismiss it as a failure would be premature. The co‐ordination system established was based on best‐practice techniques of governance in a diverse non‐hierarchical environment, such as the international development community. This form of co‐operation cannot overcome global economic and political asymmetries, but it can be effective in several respects. In particular, the Initiative led to increased funding for AfT and kick‐started a range of initiatives and technical advances; while the monitoring process has evolved significantly to give voice to new actors and issues. Although the future of the AfT Initiative is uncertain, its achievements merit careful consideration.

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What future for the Global Aid for Trade Initiative? Towards an assessment of its achievements and limitations

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Holden²

2016

Development Policy Review

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“…57). The Hong Kong AfT initiative explicitly instructed the WTO Director General to pay attention to financial resource mobilisation for LDC because availability of resources for LDCs is important for facilitating the Doha Round negotiations (Hallaert, ).…”

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“…A recent publication of OECD/WTO (2013) on aid for trade claims the aid-for-trade initiative has succeeded in mobilizing financial resources for a range of trade-related activities and is delivering tangible results in improving trade performance and bettering people's lives. However, for an objective evaluation on AfT, research on the allocation and effectiveness of AfT needs to be conducted by independent bodies(Hallaert, 2013).4 Cadot and Newfarmer (2011) argue that because of the diversity of AfT, understanding the full effects of AfT requires a constellation of evaluations comprising aggregate cross-country evaluations of AfT, sectoral and programme evaluations, and project evaluations. We survey only the cross-country evaluations of AfT which are relevant for the present paper.…”

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“…A recent publication of OECD/WTO () on aid for trade claims the aid‐for‐trade initiative has succeeded in mobilizing financial resources for a range of trade‐related activities and is delivering tangible results in improving trade performance and bettering people's lives. However, for an objective evaluation on AfT, research on the allocation and effectiveness of AfT needs to be conducted by independent bodies (Hallaert, ).…”

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Do Developing‐country WTO Members Receive More Aid for Trade (AfT)?

Lee

Park²,

Shin

2015

World Economy

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Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations started in 2001, the importance of aid for trade (AfT) has been well recognised as a useful tool for facilitating trade, economic growth and social development in developing countries. At the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in December 2005, the ‘AfT initiative’ was launched and many high‐income member countries pledged to increase their AfT contributions, particularly for the least developed member countries (LDC). This paper aims to assess whether and to what extent the WTO's developing member countries have received more AfT. For this purpose, a system generalised method of moments is applied to a sample of 118 recipient countries for the period 2001–10. We find evidence that while LDC WTO members on average receive relatively more AfT than other developing countries, the difference has not increased since launch of the AfT initiative. Among the three categories of AfT, the positive WTO membership effect for LDC members increased for building productive capacity and for trade policy and regulation, but declined for infrastructure.

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“…Here, international development organizations, including the World Bank and the IMF, were called upon to assist developing countries to better adapt to trade liberalization trends, resulting in the launch in 2005 of the "aid-for-trade" initiative under the stewardship of the WTO. The effectiveness of these early aid-for-trade initiatives was critiqued by Hallaert (2013), who concluded that these programmes suffered from lack of focus and results achievement, due in part to the lack of any concrete international framework (such as the TFA)…”

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A Challenge to the Discourse of Development or Development Done Differently: The Discourse of Experts in the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation

Taylor¹

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The 2017 coming into force of the WTO Agreement of Trade Facilitation, and its special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least developed countries, is expected to leverage substantial international development resources, along with the dominant discourse of development, including the deployment of Western-trained experts to support the implementation of complex border management measures on the basis of a neoliberal discourse of good governance. Critical development scholarship, informed by Escobar (2011), Ferguson (1994) and Li (2007) helps to inform the texture of expert-beneficiary relations, while a poststructuralist discourse analysis helps to reveal the underlying power relationships as reflected in texts and practices. This study will explore these dominant discourses, paying particular attention to the peer-to-peer expert deployment mechanism employed by the Brussels-based World Customs Organization and the case of Sierra Leone, which offers potential to challenge the dominant tactics employed by international development agencies. First of all, I express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Doris E. Buss, whose patience, ideas, insights and tough critique opened my eyes to the possibilities of a critical inquiry into the TFA from within. Despite the distance, I have come to appreciate your intellect and your ideas, and am honored to consider you as a colleague and as a friend. I sincerely hope we can continue to exchange ideas and insights. To the Director of the Institute of Political Economy, Prof. Christina Rojas, your quiet support for the most unusual of students, who began this journey at a much later point in life. To Donna Coghill, the kind, knowledgeable and resilient face of the Institute, who guided my journey, buttressed by eight years, three international moves and a winter of discontent, your support and understanding was often the singular motivation that keep me moving forward. To Prof. Jane Parpart, whose encouragement of and support of independent research provided me with the intellectual tools to create knowledge. To Prof. Lisa Mills-your words of encouragement and your genuine interest in my study provided an important and critical push in the final crunch. To the facility of the Institute, your openness to the experiences of a mid-career professional, and your flexibility that enabled me to balance work and scholarship. To the Department of Global Affairs Canada, the financial and managerial support to undertake mid-career studies, and an environment that encourages lifelong learning. To my best friend of 20 years, Dr. Andrew Pinsonnault, whose experiences from the trenches of academia provided the basis for sanity when it was needed most. To my brother, Leland J. Taylor, whose deep understanding of what it means to be a Taylor and do one's best in the face of all circumstances, and who continues to bring out the best of my late father, Ian F. Taylor, P. Eng. To my loving partner, Alain Defoer for his enduring love, patience, encouragement, kindness and warmth. To th...

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The future of Aid for Trade: challenges and options

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

What future for the Global Aid for Trade Initiative? Towards an assessment of its achievements and limitations

What future for the Global Aid for Trade Initiative? Towards an assessment of its achievements and limitations

Do Developing‐country WTO Members Receive More Aid for Trade (AfT)?

A Challenge to the Discourse of Development or Development Done Differently: The Discourse of Experts in the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation

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