Analyze the role of international trade in the economic development of Pakistan. How might WTO affect the terms of trade in an otherwise free economy?
Does trade liberalisation under the WTO help or harm Pakistan's growth?
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Examiners want: trade as engine of growth, liberalisation's effect on exports, WTO rules and rich-country policies, Pakistan's comparative advantage
The questions
Discuss the nexus between foreign trade and economic growth in Pakistan.
Explain why trade is considered as “engine of growth”? Did liberalization lead to improve our exports? Explain with the help of Pakistan's competitiveness (say Revealed comparative advantage)
How do the trade policies of developed countries affect the ability of less developed countries to benefit from greater participation in the world economy? How do "non trade" domestic economic policies of rich nations affect the expert earnings of Developing Countries? What is meant by "adjustment assistance" and why it is so important to the future of Developing Countries manufactured export prospects? Explain.
Import tariff protection was used as a forceful policy instrument in the past to establish investment priorities in the developing countries. Discuss the economic implications of reducing import tariff to the minimum globally under auspices of WTO Conventions to which Pakistan is a signatory.
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