Word: nontariff
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...legitimization of multiparty politics to accommodate the newfound sense of "people power." John Sidel, a lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, predicts, "You will see a great diversity in government, and all these different groups will be appealing to the people." The monopolies, nontariff barriers and nepotism that distorted the market process, says Emil Salim, a former Cabinet minister, can be countered by "empowering institutions outside the government. It will not be a smooth ride, but I think the direction is already correct for reform...
...high population-growth rate. Low-cost labor is a principal competitive advantage for Third World countries attempting to improve their standard of living. Focusing on working children alone without addressing the issue of lost family income or lost national competitive advantage creates the impression that this is one more nontariff trade barrier being put up by consuming countries. SHANKAR VAIDYANATHAN Madras, India...
...Mexico, around 5% in Canada and less than 4% in the U.S. (though duties on products like cocoa, for example, go as high as 20% in Mexico; in Canada tequila is slapped with a 183% duty). More important will be the steps that NAFTA takes to diminish nontariff barriers, such as dairy and cotton quotas in the U.S. and Canada, and various import licenses in Mexico. By rapidly widening the consumer market, the pact aims to spur capital investment across all three jurisdictions. This would be a striking change for Mexico, which has long banned outside ownership of strategic sectors...
Bilbeisi's smuggling scheme, undetected by U.S. authorities, began with bribes to coffee growers in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to obtain beans not subject to tariff agreements. The coffee, available at bargain rates, was ostensibly for domestic consumption or export to nontariff nations. To move the contraband through Central America, Bilbeisi's agents, financed by B.C.C.I. letters of credit, paid bribes to truckers, checkpoint officials and port officials. The coffee was marked for delivery to Jordan or Syria but was routed through Miami or New Orleans, where it was secretly off-loaded. Former U.S. shipping agents who testified before...