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- The exploitation of Burmese migrant workers in the Thai garment industry
- J. Yimprasert; P. Hveem / Norwegian Church Aid, 2005
- This paper explores the race to the bottom in garment producing countries. In particular it examines the exploitation of Burmese migrant workers in the export processing zone in Mae Sot, Thailand. The paper deomstrates that the...
- Key problems of multilateral trade liberalisation as they relate to poor people's rights
- A. Sommerfeldt / Norwegian Church Aid, 2005
- This is a set of papers that address the questions: do equal rules really allow poor producers to receive a fair share of the trade wealth and does the current free trade system represent equal rules at all? The papers argue that the ...
- Outline and findings of WTO/GATS and Economic Development programme
- A. Wiig / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005
- This report outlines the programme on WTO/GATS and Economic Development which is part of a Strategic Institute Programme at CMI on Producer Services. The WTO/GATS programme covers three main issues: the adoption ...
- Developing a frame work for regulating trade in conflict zones
- L. Lunde; M. Taylor; A. Huser / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2003
- In the absence of clear regulation to determine what constitutes unacceptable private sector economic activity in war zones, this report presents a framework for the analysis of economic activity where trade and conflict converge. The...
- Fair trade systems and producer cooperatives in Mexico
- A. Millford / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004
- Impact studies looking at the effectiveness of Fair Trade initiatives on increasing the welfare of coffee producers have predominantly shown that the system is working well. This study focuses on the Fair Trade system’s use of de...
- Impact of Free Trade Agreements on WTO rules
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2003
- This article discusses this recent growth in regional networks of bilateral trade agreements and their impact on trade negotiations. The rapid growth of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) create a danger that WTO's Most Favoured Nation (MFN...
- Sustainable urban road transport in Chinese mega cities
- X Zhang; X Hu / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2003
- The study links the major unsustainabilities of China’s urban road transport with those deficiencies in urban road transport planning and management and China’s auto industry policy. Road transportation systems are of...
- Technical assistance for meeting Sanitary and Phytosanitary requirements in export promotion
- A. Wiig; I. Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations imposed by the developed world, significantly reduce the export opportunities of developing countries. Under the SPS Agreement, developed countries are obliged to provide technical assistan...
- How have codes of conduct impacted the garment sector in Bangladesh?
- K. Murshid; S. Chaudhuri Zohir; A. Milford; A. Wiig / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003
- Codes of conduct are often imposed upon producers supplying Northern markets with the aim of improving working conditions in factories in the South. This study evaluates a) the process of codes implementation and b) the impact of thes...
- The exploitation of Burmese migrant workers in the Thai garment industry
- J. Yimprasert; P. Hveem / Norwegian Church Aid, 2005
- This paper explores the race to the bottom in garment producing countries. In particular it examines the exploitation of Burmese migrant workers in the export processing zone in Mae Sot, Thailand. The paper deomstrates that the...
- Key problems of multilateral trade liberalisation as they relate to poor people's rights
- A. Sommerfeldt / Norwegian Church Aid, 2005
- This is a set of papers that address the questions: do equal rules really allow poor producers to receive a fair share of the trade wealth and does the current free trade system represent equal rules at all? The papers argue that the ...
- Outline and findings of WTO/GATS and Economic Development programme
- A. Wiig / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005
- This report outlines the programme on WTO/GATS and Economic Development which is part of a Strategic Institute Programme at CMI on Producer Services. The WTO/GATS programme covers three main issues: the adoption ...
- Developing a frame work for regulating trade in conflict zones
- L. Lunde; M. Taylor; A. Huser / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2003
- In the absence of clear regulation to determine what constitutes unacceptable private sector economic activity in war zones, this report presents a framework for the analysis of economic activity where trade and conflict converge. The...
- Fair trade systems and producer cooperatives in Mexico
- A. Millford / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004
- Impact studies looking at the effectiveness of Fair Trade initiatives on increasing the welfare of coffee producers have predominantly shown that the system is working well. This study focuses on the Fair Trade system’s use of de...
- Impact of Free Trade Agreements on WTO rules
- A. Melchior / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2003
- This article discusses this recent growth in regional networks of bilateral trade agreements and their impact on trade negotiations. The rapid growth of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) create a danger that WTO's Most Favoured Nation (MFN...
- Sustainable urban road transport in Chinese mega cities
- X Zhang; X Hu / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2003
- The study links the major unsustainabilities of China’s urban road transport with those deficiencies in urban road transport planning and management and China’s auto industry policy. Road transportation systems are of...
- Technical assistance for meeting Sanitary and Phytosanitary requirements in export promotion
- A. Wiig; I. Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations imposed by the developed world, significantly reduce the export opportunities of developing countries. Under the SPS Agreement, developed countries are obliged to provide technical assistan...
- How have codes of conduct impacted the garment sector in Bangladesh?
- K. Murshid; S. Chaudhuri Zohir; A. Milford; A. Wiig / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003
- Codes of conduct are often imposed upon producers supplying Northern markets with the aim of improving working conditions in factories in the South. This study evaluates a) the process of codes implementation and b) the impact of thes...
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