A new cross-country database on services policy reveals a perverse pattern: many landlocked countries restrict trade in the very services that connect them with the rest of the world. On average, telecommunications and air-transport policies are significantly more restrictive in landlocked countries than elsewhere. The phenomenon is most starkly visible in Sub-Saharan Africa and is associated with lower levels of political accountability. This paper...
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2012/01/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS5942
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2012/01/01
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Landlocked or policy locked ? how services trade protection deepens economic isolation
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landlocked country