Border management modernization

This book provides border management policymakers and reformers with a broad survey of key developments in and principles for improving trade facilitation through better border management, including practical advice on particular issues. In contrast to the traditional border management reform agenda, with its focus on improving customs operations, this book addresses both customs reform and areas well beyond customs-a significant broadening of scope. The book thus presents a new, more comprehensive approach to trade facilitation through border management reform: an approach that embraces a much wider, 'whole of government' perspective. The objective of this book is to summarize and provide guidance on what constitutes good practices in border management-looking beyond customs clearance. The contributions to the volume make clear that there are no simple or universally applicable solutions. Instead, the aim is to provide a range of general guidelines that can be used to better understand the complex border management environment and the interdependencies and interrelationships that collectively need to be addressed to secure meaningful change and improvement.

Introduction and summary -- The future of border management -- Border management modernization and the trade supply chain -- Borders, their design, and their operation -- Building a convincing business case for border management reform -- Core border management disciplines: risk based compliance management -- Information and communications technology and modern border management -- Developing a national single window: implementation issues and consideratiions -- Information and communications technology procurement for border management -- The role of the private sector in border management reform -- Reform instruments, tools, and best practice approaches -- Managing organizational change in border management reform -- Nontariff measures: impact, regulation, and trade facilitation -- Regional integration and customs unions -- Information and communications technology in support of customs unions: a case study of the European Union -- Sanitary and phytosanitary measures and border management -- Transit regimes -- The national security environment: strategic context -- Border management considerations in fragile states -- Integrity risk modeling in the border management context.