Landlocked or policy locked ? how services trade protection deepens economic isolation (English)

A new cross-country database on services policy reveals a perverse pattern: many landlocked countries restrict trade in the very services that connect them with the rest of the world. On average, telecommunications and air-transport policies are significantly more restrictive in landlocked countries than elsewhere. The phenomenon is most starkly visible in Sub-Saharan Africa and is associated with lower levels of political accountability. This paper...

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Borchert,Ingo;

Gootiiz,Batshur;

Grover,Arti Goswami;

Mattoo,Aaditya;
Document Date
2012/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5942
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2012/01/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Landlocked or policy locked ? how services trade protection deepens economic isolation
Keywords
landlocked country

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Borchert,Ingo; Gootiiz,Batshur; Grover,Arti Goswami; Mattoo,Aaditya.

Landlocked or policy locked ? how services trade protection deepens economic isolation (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5942 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/832091468148176734

Landlocked or policy locked ? how services trade protection deepens economic isolation (English)

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