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原文传递 Regionalizing Infrastructure for Deepening Market Integration : The Case of East Africa

题名：	Regionalizing Infrastructure for Deepening Market Integration : The Case of East Africa
责任者：	Kessides, Ioannis N.<=>Benjamin, Nancy C.
关键词：	International Economics and Trade；Trade and Regional Integration；Private Sector Development；Emerging Markets；Economic Theory and Research；Transport Economics Policy and Planning；Macroeconomics and Economic Growth；Regional Economic Development；Transport
学科分类：	交通运输规划与管理
摘要：	The East African Community has long recognized that regional economic integration can yield significant welfare gains to its member states. To that end, the community has been making steady progress towards the removal of tariffs and quantitative restrictions to trade. Moreover, in recent years, there has been an increasing recognition that: (a) even greater welfare gains could be realized through deeper forms of regional integration which entail harmonization of legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks; and (b) reforms that reduce cross-border transaction costs and improve the performance of "backbone" infrastructure services are arguably even more important for the creation of an open, unified regional economic space than trade policy reforms narrowly defined. Disparities of regulatory treatment across borders can introduce distortions that hinder both cross-border trade and the aggregate flows of investment on a regional basis. Regulatory harmonization and infrastructure regionalization could make a significant contribution to the region's economic development by promoting a more efficient utilization of its human and physical resources, enhancing connectivity, reducing the costs of trade, and facilitating the integration of the continent with the global economy.
出版机构：	World Bank
报告类型：	咨询报告
详细地址：	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16449890/regionalizing-infrastructure-deepening-market-integration-case-east-africa
资源类型：	科技（咨询、行业）报告
初始创建时间：	2012-06
最新修改时间：	2017-12-14T08:48:23Z