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  Regional trading agreements in the global trading system

  2006

  This edition of the on-line magazine 'Trading Up' discusses the perceived benefits and drawbacks of Regional Trading Agreements (RTAs) in light of the reality that WTO negotiations have been suspended indefinitely, owing to the intransigent stance of the developed countries at the conclusive stage of the Doha negotiations.
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  With Doha Round in suspense, South-South links take front seat

  South Centre, 2006

  This brief article from the South-South Bulletin comments on the suspension of negotiations on NAMA and agriculture during the WTO’s Doha round of negotiations.The articles notes that:the collapse of negotiations was caused by the refusal of the US to show any flexibility in its offer to reduce domestic support to agriculture from what had envisaged in its proposal of October 2005, whic
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  Crunch time in Geneva: benchmarks, plurilaterals, domestic regulation and other pressure tactics in the GATS negotiations

  Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2006

  This paper provides a critical analysis of the Doha round negotiations. In particular, the paper examines the pressure tactics of the GATS proponents. The author asserts that while there is much media talk surrounding the deadlock in the agricultural talks, there is still a very good chance that a deal will be reached in this round. It is therefore unwise to prejudge the outcome of the talks.
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  Explaining compliance with Intellectual Property commitments: the case of Agrobiodiversity

  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.
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  China as a standard-setter: the examples of GM-cotton and ecological and food safety standards

  Asian Drivers Programme, Institute of Development Studies, 2006

  This paper examines the debates surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the cotton industry, and its impact on the textile market. The role of China as a pace-setter in this context is also analysed.
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  The Doha deception round: how the US and EU cheated developing countries at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial

  ActionAid International, 2006

  This report refutes the assessment that the Hong Kong Ministerial was a success both in terms of its ‘bottom-up’ process and in its outcome for development. It argues that Pascal Lamy, together with powerful WTO members, has spun the WTO process, claiming that it is bottom-up while orchestrating and driving a process that is anything but.
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  Who reaps the fruit?: critical issues in the fresh fruit and vegetable chain

  Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2006

  The report critically analyses the influence of trade and distribution on production and production conditions in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable sector.
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  Some reasons not to negotiate export taxes and restrictions in the WTO NAMA negotiations

  South Centre, 2006

  This brief examines some of the economic and policy reasons behind the application of export taxes and export restrictions in developing countries, and argues why these policy measures should not be curtailed by current WTO Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) negotiations.
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  Faites vos jeux, Messierus! or A case study on the impact of GATS in Bulgaria

  Women in Development Europe, 2004

  Examining the impact of GATS on water supply in Bulgaria, this case study throws light on the economic processes Bulgaria is going through as a result of pressure from the WTO for continuous trade liberalisation, including privatisation of water.
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  Special products and safeguard mechanisms: strategic options for developing countries

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2005

  This paper starts from the premise that subsidy and tariff cuts under the Doha Round will not be uniformly good for all farmers in all developing countries, and that opening markets to competition from cheap – often subsidised – foreign imports may devastate the livelihoods of small and resource-poor farming communities.The paper notes that a food security strategy based solely on imported food

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