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1 online resource (28 pages) |
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IMF working paper ; WP/98/51 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/98/51.
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Summary |
Under a federal system of government, the division of responsibilities between the federal, provincial/state, and local levels of government may create internal barriers to the free flow of goods, services, labor, and capital, that reduce the efficiency of the economy. To deal with this problem in a systematic fashion, the federal and provincial governments in Canada established the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), which entered into force on July 1, 1995. Along the lines of international trade agreements, the AIT established a legal/institutional structure that is designed to diminish barriers to interprovincial trade flows. The signing of the AIT was an important step toward progressively liberalized interprovincial trade in Canada. This paper takes stock of the achievements and shortcomings of the AIT. Although no other government appears to have undertaken a comparable reform, the internal barriers to trade being addressed by the AIT are not unique to Canada. The Canadian AIT thus presents a useful model for internal trade reforms that could be emulated by other countries |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 11) |
Notes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Interstate commerce -- Canada
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Interstate agreements -- Canada
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Interstate agreements
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Interstate commerce
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Canada -- Commercial treaties
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Canada
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Genre/Form |
Commercial treaties
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department, issuing body.
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ISBN |
1451894104 |
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9781451894103 |
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1281601772 |
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9781281601773 |
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146238837X |
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9781462388370 |
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1452762384 |
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9781452762388 |
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9786613782465 |
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6613782467 |
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9781451847086 |
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1451847084 |
ISSN |
2227-8885 |
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