00911nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000190001724501040003626000090014052005990014958300180074894200060076699900170077220260716043837.0 aHenry, Michael aFormulating trade policy in a small hydrocarbon-dependent economy : the case of Trinidad and Tobago c2007 aExamines the status of Trinidad and Tobago's trade policy regime, as well as other trade-related development factors, based mainly on Trade Policy Review 1998 (TPRTT) and to a lesser extent TPRTT, 1999. Highlights the area identified by the governing body of world trade that the country needs to address to ensure compliance (as far as possible) with the rules, disciplines and commitments made under the Multilateral Trade Agreements; and the existence of a trade policy regime characterised by little or no distortions, thus facilitating a smoother functioning of the global trading system. c10/9/07kJOYD cA c55270d55270