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  Vox

  VoxEU.org is a policy portal set up by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (www.CEPR.org) in conjunction with a consortium of national sites, including the Italian site LaVoce (which provided i
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  GATS and higher education: the need for regulatory bodies

  International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2007

  This paper analyses the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) on education systems in developing countries such as Vietnam. It discusses mechanisms for regulating cross-border trade in higher education.
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  East African integration: how can it contribute to East African development?

  Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda, 2007

  Since the formal launching of the new East African Community (EAC) in 2001, the pace of integration has been quickening. The process for a free trade area and customs union between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania began in January 2005, and negotiations to establish a common market between these three countries with the addition of Rwanda and Burundi, have also been initiated.
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  New powers for global change?: Brazil as a regional player and an emerging global power: foreign policy strategies and the impact on the new international order

  Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., 2007

  Brazil is increasingly becoming an important player in world politics, both within the South American context and globally as one of the so-called BRICs. This essay examines the main lines of Brazilian foreign policy in the current presidency of Luís Inácio Lula da Silva.
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  Towards a single development vision and the role of the single economy

  Caribbean Community Secretariat, 2007

  This report is meant to provide a vision for the development of the Caribbean Community to which all stakeholders can give their support. It aims to serve as a basis for decisions by the Heads of Government on a ‘road map’ for the further implementation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy.
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  Reforming the WTO: toward more democratic governance and decision-making

  Gaddafi Development Foundation, 2007

  This paper takes a critical approach to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and proposes a radical solution involving more direct involvement of civil society and the private sector in WTO governing structures. It demonstrates that the WTO is currently not meeting the appropriate standards of democracy and accountability that should govern its operation.
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  Trade Openness and Economic Growth: do Institutions Matter ?

  Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2007

  This paper investigates the relationship between economic openness, institutions and growth.
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  Shifting the boundary of the state: the privatization and regulation of water service in metropolitan Manila

  Centre on Regulation and Competition, Manchester, 2006

  This online book explores the privatisation of the Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). It presents details on how the MWSS privatisation came about and how the regulation of water emerged and evolved.
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  The handshake: why do governments and firms sign private sector participation deals? Evidence from the water and sanitation sector in developing countries

  World Bank, 2006

  This paper uses a new dataset, "WATSAN," of private sector participation (PSP) projects for water and sanitation in developing countries to examine the determinants of the number of projects signed for each country between 1990 and 2004.
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  Trade and harmonization: if your institutions are good, does it matter if they are different?

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006

  This research paper asks the question, how much does differences in institutional form or design matter for trade, once differences in overall is controlled for?The research draws several conclusions, including the following:institutional quality has a positive effect on bilateral trade, while differences in legal origin have a negative effect on trade.the impact of bad institutions

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