Until the 1990s, the main users of safeguards and antidumping laws were Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United States. Since then, many countries have implemented such laws, leading to a proliferation in antidumping and safeguard activity across the world. This timely book documents the political economy surrounding the implementation of these laws in seven Latin American countries and provides details on the institutions created, implementation of the laws, and subsequent activity. It finds that, in the larger political context, antidumping and safeguards are a necessary quid pro quo to certain important sectors to obtain much more liberalized trade policies for the general economy.
'This is an important book. It describes how a set of very different countries (from convinced free-traders to recurrent sinners) tackle the dubious privilege to be able to transpose in their own laws the WTO guidelines on contingent protection. The seven experiences it looks at provides a good book of recipes of the things to avoid absolutely, those to follow as much as possible, and those that have an undetermined outcome.' - Patrick A. Messerlin,Director, Groupe d'Economie Mondiale de Sciences Politique, Paris (GEM).
'The book documents skilled policy management in Latin America, it opens vast new areas for inquiry; e.g., how industries provided emergency protection have responded, use of such instruments within regional agreements, consumer interests and the role of imports to stimulate efficiency.' - Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1995-2004
'These case studies answer the often-neglected question: do these laws encourage trade liberalization in a world of second-best solutions? Surprising to many, the answer is yes - but only if administered impartially and based on sound economic foundations.' - Seth T. Kaplan, Vice President, Director of International Trade Practice, CRA International
'These case studies reveal that careful management of the legal principles and domestic legal institutions can do much to reduce the protectionist bent of these instruments. The study will be of value to all lawyers, economists, political scientists and policymakers interested in the role of trade remedy measures in national trade policy.' - Alan O. Sykes, Frank and Bernice Greenberg Professor of Law and Faculty Director for Curriculum, University of Chicago, USA
'The Latin American experience brings back the original purpose of these instruments: to help governments to manage the politics of liberalization rather than to reserve the right of every WTO member to impose protection.' - H.E. Alejandro Jara, Ambassador Permanent Representative of Chile to the World Trade Organization
'...essential reading for those involved in the formulation and administration of trade policies in developed and in developing countries.' - Robert E. Baldwin, Hilldale Professor of Economics, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
'Eminently qualified authors explain the domestic policy realities linking market opening and contingent protection. This contribution comes at a vital moment,as governments tussle over reforms to the anti-dumping rules in the Doha Round.' -Patrick Low, Director of Economic Research and Statistics, WTO Secretariat
Preface; J.M.Finger & J.J.Nogués
Introduction and Overview; J.M.Finger & J.J.Nogués
Political-Economy of Antidumping and Safeguards in Argentina; J.J.Nogués & E.Baracat
Antidumping and Safeguard Mechanisms: The Brazilian Experience, 1988-2003; H.Kume & G.Piani
Keeping Animal Spirits Asleep: The Case of Chile; S.Sáez
Application of Safeguards and Anti-Dumping Duties in Colombia; M.Reina & S.Zuluaga
Antidumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica's Economic Liberalization; R.Monge-González & F.Monge-Ariño
Antidumping and Safeguard Measures in the Political Economy of Liberalization: The Mexican Case; L.E.R.de la Torre & J.G.González
Antidumping Mechanisms and Safeguards in Peru; R.Webb, J.Camminati & R.L.Thorne
J. MICHAEL FINGER is Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, USA and consultant at the World Bank. He is well known for his work on the functioning of GATT/WTO system and how that system relates to development. He was one of the first to recognize and to analyze the Uruguay Round 'implementation problem'. Previously, he served as Lead Economist and Chief, Trade Policy Research Group, at the World Bank and was the World Bank's initial Co-ordinator for the Integrated Framework. He has held key positions at the U.S. Treasury Department and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as teaching at the University of Bern, the Stockholm School of Economics and Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina. He has authored and edited several books, including Antidumping: How It Works and Who Gets Hurt, Institutions and Trade Policy and Poor People's Knowledge: Promoting Intellectual Property in Developing Countries.
JULIO J. NOGUÉS is Consultant and Professor, School of Government, Universidad Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Description
Until the 1990s, the main users of safeguards and antidumping laws were Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United States. Since then, many countries have implemented such laws, leading to a proliferation in antidumping and safeguard activity across the world. This timely book documents the political economy surrounding the implementation of these laws in seven Latin American countries and provides details on the institutions created, implementation of the laws, and subsequent activity. It finds that, in the larger political context, antidumping and safeguards are a necessary quid pro quo to certain important sectors to obtain much more liberalized trade policies for the general economy.
Reviews
'This is an important book. It describes how a set of very different countries (from convinced free-traders to recurrent sinners) tackle the dubious privilege to be able to transpose in their own laws the WTO guidelines on contingent protection. The seven experiences it looks at provides a good book of recipes of the things to avoid absolutely, those to follow as much as possible, and those that have an undetermined outcome.' - Patrick A. Messerlin,Director, Groupe d'Economie Mondiale de Sciences Politique, Paris (GEM).
'The book documents skilled policy management in Latin America, it opens vast new areas for inquiry; e.g., how industries provided emergency protection have responded, use of such instruments within regional agreements, consumer interests and the role of imports to stimulate efficiency.' - Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1995-2004
'These case studies answer the often-neglected question: do these laws encourage trade liberalization in a world of second-best solutions? Surprising to many, the answer is yes - but only if administered impartially and based on sound economic foundations.' - Seth T. Kaplan, Vice President, Director of International Trade Practice, CRA International
'These case studies reveal that careful management of the legal principles and domestic legal institutions can do much to reduce the protectionist bent of these instruments. The study will be of value to all lawyers, economists, political scientists and policymakers interested in the role of trade remedy measures in national trade policy.' - Alan O. Sykes, Frank and Bernice Greenberg Professor of Law and Faculty Director for Curriculum, University of Chicago, USA
'The Latin American experience brings back the original purpose of these instruments: to help governments to manage the politics of liberalization rather than to reserve the right of every WTO member to impose protection.' - H.E. Alejandro Jara, Ambassador Permanent Representative of Chile to the World Trade Organization
'...essential reading for those involved in the formulation and administration of trade policies in developed and in developing countries.' - Robert E. Baldwin, Hilldale Professor of Economics, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
'Eminently qualified authors explain the domestic policy realities linking market opening and contingent protection. This contribution comes at a vital moment,as governments tussle over reforms to the anti-dumping rules in the Doha Round.' -Patrick Low, Director of Economic Research and Statistics, WTO Secretariat
Contents
Preface; J.M.Finger & J.J.Nogués
Introduction and Overview; J.M.Finger & J.J.Nogués
Political-Economy of Antidumping and Safeguards in Argentina; J.J.Nogués & E.Baracat
Antidumping and Safeguard Mechanisms: The Brazilian Experience, 1988-2003; H.Kume & G.Piani
Keeping Animal Spirits Asleep: The Case of Chile; S.Sáez
Application of Safeguards and Anti-Dumping Duties in Colombia; M.Reina & S.Zuluaga
Antidumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica's Economic Liberalization; R.Monge-González & F.Monge-Ariño
Antidumping and Safeguard Measures in the Political Economy of Liberalization: The Mexican Case; L.E.R.de la Torre & J.G.González
Antidumping Mechanisms and Safeguards in Peru; R.Webb, J.Camminati & R.L.Thorne
Authors
J. MICHAEL FINGER is Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, USA and consultant at the World Bank. He is well known for his work on the functioning of GATT/WTO system and how that system relates to development. He was one of the first to recognize and to analyze the Uruguay Round 'implementation problem'. Previously, he served as Lead Economist and Chief, Trade Policy Research Group, at the World Bank and was the World Bank's initial Co-ordinator for the Integrated Framework. He has held key positions at the U.S. Treasury Department and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as teaching at the University of Bern, the Stockholm School of Economics and Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina. He has authored and edited several books, including Antidumping: How It Works and Who Gets Hurt, Institutions and Trade Policy and Poor People's Knowledge: Promoting Intellectual Property in Developing Countries.
JULIO J. NOGUÉS is Consultant and Professor, School of Government, Universidad Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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