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  The EU’s everything but arms initiative and the least-developed countries

  World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003

  The EU’s Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative grants duty-free and quota-free access for all goods (with the exception of arms) originating in least developed countries.
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  Pulverising pow(d)er: the impact of incoherent European policies on dairy farmers in Tanzania and Jamaica

  Centre for International Development Issues, University of Nijmegen, 2001

  The paper examines how Europe’s common agriculture policy (CAP) is operated and influences the livelihoods of dairy farmers in Tanzania and Jamaica in order to demonstrate how European policy can hamper the development of farmers in developing countries.
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  On the road to Cancún: a development perspective on EU trade policies

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2003

  Part I: This section gives an outline of policy perspectives that inform EU trade policies as well as a development perspective in examining those policies. It discusses the issue of adjustment in the EU and evaluates the EU's track record in the liberalisation of key industries of interest to developing countries.
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  Duty and quota-free access for LDCs: further evidence from CGE modelling

  United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2002

  The aim of this paper is to assess the effects of trade policy initiatives aimed at improving market access for less developed countries (LDCs) in Quad countries (Canada, European Union, Japan and United States). The study simulates the effects of two policy scenarios:elimination of all tariff and non tariff barriers against LDCs in the European Union.
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  The Cotonou Agreement and its implications for the Regional Trade Agenda in Eastern and Southern Africa

  World Bank, 2003

  The paper presents an overview of the main Regional Trade Agreements currently in place in Eastern and Southern Africa and reviews the evolution of trade flows and trade policies in the region, focusing on the development of intra-regional trade for the two main RTAs through the 90s.
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  African horticulture is blooming - will it wither with international trade policy reform?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  Horticulture is an African export success story, particularly in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Can producers maintain or improve upon their positions in highly competitive markets? Will changes in international trade policy make a difference? If so, what are the implications for African production and export strategies?
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  Lomé : from model to misfit but is a better deal on the cards?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  The EU has all but decided to dispense with its former development policy flagship, the Lomé Convention. Do these plans remedy Lomé's self-evident drawbacks or merely sweep them under the mat? Resolutions by the EC on aid make all the right noises - as to implementation, time alone will tell. But the trade proposals are trickier by far.
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  EU trade policy and development objectives: out of synch?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  The European Union prides itself on allowing preferential access to goods exported from poor countries. Why is there such a confusing number of trade arrangements? Are poorer developing countries getting a raw deal? How could the EU do more to reduce tariff and non- tariff barriers and encourage trade from developing countries?
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  A development perspective on EU trade policies and their implications for Central and Eastern European countries

  Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2003

  This paper discusses the issue of adjustment in the EU and evaluates the EU track record in key industries of interest to developing countries. It also evaluates the EU commitment to environmentally sustainable policies and reviews the various EU technical regulations or social policies against the above two perspectives.
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  Controlling imports of illegal timber: options for Europe

  Fern, 2002

  The authors of this paper examine what the European Commission and member states can do to address the problems caused by illegal logging. They focus particularly on trade, finance, and procurement issues, although they briefly discuss efforts to strengthen the capacity of national institutions in developing countries.

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