The Political Economy of Policy Reform, Volume 270: Essays in Honor of J. Michael Finger (Contributions to Economic Analysis)

This volume collects the papers from a conference in honor of J. Michael Finger on the occasion of his retirement from the World Bank. The papers cover a number of important issues in the analysis of policy reform and the political economy of policy reform. In particular, papers focus on the political economy of trade liberalization, the role of international agencies in policy reform, policy learning, and the application of economic analysis in policy reform Content: The Political Economy of Policy Reform: The Origins and Dynamics of Policy Improvement Review Article Pages 1-21 Douglas Nelson Pros and Cons of Linking Trade and Labor Standards Review Article Pages 23-42 Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M. Stern Can Industrial Policy Be Good Policy? Review Article Pages 43-58 Jeffrey A. Hart Equitable and Efficient International Schemes to Control Carbon Dioxide Emissions Review Article Pages 59-74 Arthur J. Caplan, Emilson C.D. Silva General Equilibrium Studies of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: Do They Really Help? Review Article Pages 75-102 Joseph Francois a,b ‘Steeling’ House Votes at Low Prices for the Steel Import Quota Bill of 1999 Review Article Pages 103-129 Robert C. Fisher, Omer Gokcekus, Edward Tower The Madison Paradox and the Low Cost of Reducing Special-Interest Legislation Review Article Pages 131-154 Christopher S.P. Magee, Stephen P. Magee Executive-Congressional Collaboration for Trade Liberalization or Games Legislators Play Review Article Pages 155-169 I.M. Mac Destler The Role of the World Bank in the Transfer of Policy Knowledge on Trade Liberalisation Review Article Pages 171-194 Oliver Morrissey, Doug Nelson Tax Credits and Welfare for Working Families: A Case Study of Policy Transfer Review Article Pages 195-217 Alan Duncan, David Greenaway The WTO and Development Review Article Pages 219-262 Sam Laird, Raed Safadi, Alessandro Turrini J. Michael Finger and the Doha Development Agenda Review Article Pages 263-293 Bernard Hoekman Unequal Exchange: Developing Countries in the International Trade Negotiations Review Article Pages 295-327 Julio J. Nogués Coherence with No ‘Here’: WTO Co-operation with the World Bank and the IMF Review Article Pages 329-351 L. Alan Winters Subject Index Pages 353-359 Annotation This is a collection of papers from a conference in honor of J. Michael Finger on the occasion of his retirement from the World Bank. It covers a number of important issues in the analysis of policy reform and the political economy of policy reform including policy learning and the role of international agencies in policy reform