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- Zambia's refusal of American GM food aid highlights the complexity of food issues
- C. Bergstrom / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2007
- A failure to recongnise the complexity of food issues has led to the development of diverse and conflicting regulatory systems to address food trade and food safety. This paper uses the example of Zambia's refusal of American GM ...
- How the WTO negotiations threaten Philippine agriculture, fisheries and industries
- J. Purugganan / Focus on the Global South, 2007
- With all the attention on reducing tariffs for developing countries, what has happened to the development goals of the Doha Round? This article outlines the measures that the US and other developed countries are pushing for in relatio...
- Why do developing countries sign and comply with Plant Variety Protection (PVP) agreements?
- R. Andersen / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006
- Through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), all member states are obliged to set up systems of intellectual property rights for plant varieties. Why have devel...
- Effects of water privatisation on the poor
- J. Magdahl / Development Fund, Norway, 2006
- This document discusses three main themes: how privatisation has been promoted by international financial institutions and other donors as a strategy for financing water services; the effects on the poor of different kinds of privatis...
- Differentiation in tariff systems between developing countries
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- This paper reviews options with respect to differentiation between beneficiaries of tariff preferences for developing countries known as Generalised Systems of Preferences (GSP). It has for a long time been accepted that the Least Dev...
- Proposed changes to Norway's GSP system
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- This report provides a comprehensive review of the Norwegian Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) system, including options for change. The main recommendations from the report include: for manufacturing, tari...
- How high are Norway's import tariffs on agriculture?
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- Norway maintains one of the highest levels of protection for agriculture in the OECD, but the tariff structure is not very transparent due to the extensive use of specific tariffs, or tariffs expressed in Norwegian kroner per kilogram...
- What is the relationship between trade and growth?
- P.B. Maurseth / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- This paper discusses the arguments around the linkages between trade and growth. Despite a large amount of recent studies, there is still no agreement amongst economists about the relationship between the two. Most research indicates ...
- Dynamics of Norwegian trading patterns with the developing world
- P.B. Maurseth / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- Norwegian trade with low and low middle-income countries has increased in recent years. Its trade with the least developed countries, on the other hand, is stagnant and constitutes only a minor share of Norwegian foreign trade. This p...
- An overview of current international discussions and negotiations regarding agricultural biodiversity
- B. Torheim / Development Fund, Norway, 2005
- This report gives an overview of current international discussions and negotiations regarding agricultural biodiversity. In particular it explores the following four concepts: Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs): In the...
- Zambia's refusal of American GM food aid highlights the complexity of food issues
- C. Bergstrom / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2007
- A failure to recongnise the complexity of food issues has led to the development of diverse and conflicting regulatory systems to address food trade and food safety. This paper uses the example of Zambia's refusal of American GM ...
- How the WTO negotiations threaten Philippine agriculture, fisheries and industries
- J. Purugganan / Focus on the Global South, 2007
- With all the attention on reducing tariffs for developing countries, what has happened to the development goals of the Doha Round? This article outlines the measures that the US and other developed countries are pushing for in relatio...
- Why do developing countries sign and comply with Plant Variety Protection (PVP) agreements?
- R. Andersen / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006
- Through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), all member states are obliged to set up systems of intellectual property rights for plant varieties. Why have devel...
- Effects of water privatisation on the poor
- J. Magdahl / Development Fund, Norway, 2006
- This document discusses three main themes: how privatisation has been promoted by international financial institutions and other donors as a strategy for financing water services; the effects on the poor of different kinds of privatis...
- Differentiation in tariff systems between developing countries
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- This paper reviews options with respect to differentiation between beneficiaries of tariff preferences for developing countries known as Generalised Systems of Preferences (GSP). It has for a long time been accepted that the Least Dev...
- Proposed changes to Norway's GSP system
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- This report provides a comprehensive review of the Norwegian Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) system, including options for change. The main recommendations from the report include: for manufacturing, tari...
- How high are Norway's import tariffs on agriculture?
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- Norway maintains one of the highest levels of protection for agriculture in the OECD, but the tariff structure is not very transparent due to the extensive use of specific tariffs, or tariffs expressed in Norwegian kroner per kilogram...
- What is the relationship between trade and growth?
- P.B. Maurseth / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- This paper discusses the arguments around the linkages between trade and growth. Despite a large amount of recent studies, there is still no agreement amongst economists about the relationship between the two. Most research indicates ...
- Dynamics of Norwegian trading patterns with the developing world
- P.B. Maurseth / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
- Norwegian trade with low and low middle-income countries has increased in recent years. Its trade with the least developed countries, on the other hand, is stagnant and constitutes only a minor share of Norwegian foreign trade. This p...
- An overview of current international discussions and negotiations regarding agricultural biodiversity
- B. Torheim / Development Fund, Norway, 2005
- This report gives an overview of current international discussions and negotiations regarding agricultural biodiversity. In particular it explores the following four concepts: Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs): In the...
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