Generalized System of Preferences : Background and Renewal Debate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Presents brief history, economic rationale, and legal background leading to the establishment of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which extends duty-free treatment to products imported from designated developing countries. Discusses U.S. implementation of GSP, program effectiveness, and positions of various stakeholders. Explores possible implications of expiration or renewal of U.S. GSP program, originally established by the Trade Act of 1974.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Generalized System of Preferences

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