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Improving Ownership of Trade Policy through Inclusive Processes

Improving Ownership of Trade Policy through Inclusive Processes Presentation to CSEND and CUTS Book Vernissage: “Inter-ministerial Coordination and Stakeholder Consultation of Trade Policy Making” 19 July, 2010. By Rashid S. Kaukab

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Improving Ownership of Trade Policy through Inclusive Processes

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  1. Improving Ownership of Trade Policy through Inclusive Processes Presentation to CSEND and CUTS Book Vernissage: “Inter-ministerial Coordination and Stakeholder Consultation of Trade Policy Making” 19 July, 2010 By Rashid S. Kaukab Deputy Director and Research Coordinator, CUTS Geneva Resource Centre rsk@cuts.org www.cuts-grc.org

  2. Structure of Presentation • Introduction • Trade policy for development: stakeholders and formal consultative mechanisms • Effective participation: challenges as viewed by stakeholders • Measuring inclusiveness: the Inclusive Trade Policy Making (ITPM) Index • Conclusions and way forward to maximize inclusivity pay-offs

  3. I. Introduction • Importance of trade and trade policy as a means to achieve growth and development • Importance of inclusive trade policy making to ensure relevance and effective implementation • Based on recent CUTS research under the FEATS project with focus on Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

  4. II. Trade Policy for Development: Main Stakeholders

  5. II. Trade Policy for Development: Consultative Mechanisms Categorization by Mandate • On specific trade negotiations (e.g. EPA, WTO) • On all trade issues • On larger set of issues that includes trade Categorization by Membership • Only governmental actors • For public and private sectors • Multi-stakeholder

  6. II. Trade Policy for Development: Consultative Mechanisms

  7. III. Effective Participation: Challenges as Viewed by Stakeholders Common Challenges • Lack of capacity and technical human resources to deal with diverse and evolving issues • Issues of internal and external coordination • Lack of regular and timely information flow on trade issues

  8. III. Effective Participation: Challenges as Viewed by Stakeholders Challenges Specific to Categories of Stakeholders • Ministry responsible for trade: Lack of financial and human resources to ensure regular functioning of consultative mechanisms • Other relevant government ministries/agencies: Issue of primary mandate • Private sector: Need to improve opportunities for less powerful business associations • CSOs: Occasional tensions with the government and limited opportunities for participation

  9. IV. Measuring inclusiveness: the Inclusive Trade Policy Making (ITPM) Index Objectives of ITPM Index • Assessing the inclusiveness of a country’s trade policy making processes in terms of the capacities and participation of main stakeholders in these processes • Identifying the weaknesses and gaps that should be the target of related capacity building and other activities by the governments, donors, and various stakeholders • Allowing for comparisons across countries to identify the good practices as well as prompting actions by countries lagging behind • Improving prospects for domestic ownership of trade policies through development and application of more inclusive trade policy making processes

  10. IV. Measuring inclusiveness: the Inclusive Trade Policy Making (ITPM) Index

  11. IV. Measuring inclusiveness: the Inclusive Trade Policy Making (ITPM) Index

  12. IV. Measuring inclusiveness: the Inclusive Trade Policy Making (ITPM) Index

  13. V. Main Conclusions • Improved (and further improving) inclusiveness, better informed stakeholders, and emerging culture of dialogue at nation al levels But • Not all relevant stakeholders involved (e.g. parliamentarians, informal sector, consumers), and • Consultative forums lack effective mandates And • Further efforts also needed to maximize inclusivity pay-offs in an evolving setting

  14. V. Way Forward to Maximize Inclusivity Pay-Offs for Trade-Led Development: Some Recommendations • Broadening national consultations: identification and involvement of all relevant stakeholders • Strengthening national consultative mechanisms: more resources and better mandates • Linking with results: measure impact of improved inclusivity/ownership on trade policy content and outcomes • Focusing on specific areas: make better use of inclusivity processes for EIF and Aid for Trade • Addressing the regional dimension: build similar processes at the regional level among RECs

  15. Inclusiveness can generate national ownership leading to effective implementation of trade policy as part of overall development policy

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