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    TNCs and the removal of textiles and clothing quotas

    United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2005
    This study explores the development implications of the phasing out of the quotas on textiles that were previously fixed by the expired Multi Fibre Arrangement. It focuses on the implications for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in and exports from developing countries. It argues that the role of foreign-owned production in the textiles and clothing value chain merits attention.
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    Trade policy, income risk and welfare

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2005
    This paper studies empirically the relationship between trade policy and individual income risk faced by workers, and assesses the corresponding welfare effects. Based on data on Mexican workers it estimates individual income risk in various manufacturing sectors.
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    The effect of China and India's growth and trade liberalisation on poverty in Africa

    Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005
    Despite the fact that trade between China, India (Asian Drivers) and Africa has grown significantly since 1990, it is only recently that attention has been paid to their impact on the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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    Southeast Asia Human Development Report 2005

    Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2004
    This report links the concepts of human development, regional economic integration and regional cooperation. It argues that the high level of disparity among countries within South East Asia can be attributed to variations in human resource development and differences in the quality of governance.
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    The perversity of preferences: GSP and developing country trade policies, 1976-2000

    World Bank, 2005
    The aim of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing debate on ways to integrate the developing countries into the world trading system and to lower their trade barriers.
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    Report on the evaluation of the IMF's approach to capital account liberalisation

    Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF, 2005
    This report evaluates the IMF’s approach to capital account liberalisation and other related capital account issues.
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    WTO/GATS and economic development: key to "the new economy"

    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 of information technology and its impact on supply chain managementthe impact of trade liberalisation (financial services, telecommunications and energy services in particular
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    Global economic challenges to ASEAN integration and competitiveness: a prospective look

    Australian Agency for International Development, 2004
    This report takes a forward-looking view of ASEAN in the context of a rapidly changing world economy. The report explores what a commitment to the goal of a single market or complete economic integration implies.
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    Systemic crises and growth

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2005
    Given the fact that over the last two decades, countries that have experienced financial crises have on average grown faster than countries with stable financial conditions, this paper explores the link between occasional financial crises and the growth rate of a country.The study finds that: there is a robust link between systemic risk and growth: fast growing countries tend to experie
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    Trade, environment and development: the recent Argentine experience

    Heinrich Boell Foundation, 2004
    This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on the environment in both the manufacturing and the agricultural sectors in Argentina.

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