Trade Policy, Standards, and Development in Central America
After reviewing the current state of standards and trade in Central America, the authors suggest top priorities for reform from a trade policy perspective in a new and increasingly important area of public policy and development. They conclude that...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1089452/trade-policy-standards-development-central-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19700 |
| Summary: | After reviewing the current state of
standards and trade in Central America, the authors suggest
top priorities for reform from a trade policy perspective in
a new and increasingly important area of public policy and
development. They conclude that it makes sense to: a) take a
regional rather than a national approach to setting up
accreditation, testing, and metrology infrastructure - to
share equipment, experts, and information to get more bang
out of limited funding; b) promote regional bodies as venues
for Central American countries to develop common positions
in international discussions of the development of
standards; c) regionalize information-gathering efforts and
use information technology to disseminate that information
rapidly; and d) push for a sunset clause in international
standards developments, because standards have value only if
adopted and used. |
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