Problem
Imbalance in international trade patterns
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Weakness in trade between countriesAsymmetry in international trade
Incidence:
The patterns of international trade have exhibited a number of striking asymmetries. In the case of farm products, for example, there have been lower degrees of multilateral discipline, transparency and market access commitments compared to those governing the trade in manufactures. Domestic support for agriculture has also become increasingly unsustainable for a variety of domestic reasons and external spill-over effects.
Broader Problems:
Global financial crisisFiscal and trade imbalancesImbalance in economic relationships among countries Narrower Problems:
Excessive external trade deficitsExcessive concentration of export marketsTrade barriers against developing countriesWeakness in trade among developing countriesImbalance between agricultural exports and importsInadequate industrial trade in developing countriesImbalance in trade of cultural products between countriesPolarization of trade between industrialized and developing countries Aggravates:
Sectoral imbalances Subject(s):
Commerce → TradeDesign → Design
Design → Patterns
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST