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Author Leidy, Michael P., author.

Title The Canadian Agreement on Internal Trade : developments and prospects / prepared by Michael P. Leidy
Published [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Western Hemisphere Department, 1998
©1998

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Description 1 online resource (28 pages)
Series IMF working paper ; WP/98/51
IMF working paper ; WP/98/51.
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)
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Subject Interstate commerce -- Canada
Interstate agreements -- Canada
Interstate agreements
Interstate commerce
SUBJECT Canada -- Commercial treaties
Subject Canada
Genre/Form Commercial treaties
Form Electronic book
Author International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department, issuing body.
ISBN 1451894104
9781451894103
1281601772
9781281601773
146238837X
9781462388370
1452762384
9781452762388
9786613782465
6613782467
9781451847086
1451847084
ISSN 2227-8885