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    F&V trade model to assess Euro-Med agreements: an application to the fresh tomato market

    AgEcon Search, 2008
    The bilateral trade in the Mediterranean region is characterised by the range of instruments still constraining trade. This paper builds up a partial equilibrium model to assess the impact of trade liberalisation scenarios related to Mediterranean products, in particular fruits and vegetables (F&V).
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    The impact of CAFTA on employment, production and poverty in Honduras

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
    The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is one of the key components of the trade reform agenda in Central America. However, some feel that under the CAFTA agreement the protections afforded to Central America's poor farmers will be significantly reduced.
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    Export performance following trade liberalisation: some patterns and policy perspectives

    United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2008
    This report from UNCTAD examines Africa’s export performance after trade liberalisation to draw lessons for use in the design of future development strategies. Liberalisation over the last 25 years has removed policy barriers that were seen to inhibit export performance. Despite this the level and composition of exports has not changed.
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    China’s preferential trade policy for Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    This paper talks about extending Chinese unilateral trade preferences to the least developing countries (LDCs) in Africa, which is the newest Chinese foreign policy tool. The paper explores the tool's design and assesses the difference it is likely to make to the economies of these countries.
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    While Doha sleeps: securing economic growth through trade facilitation

    CATO Institute, Washington, 2008
    This paper argues that improving the international trading system does not require new, comprehensive multilateral agreement. Countries can derive large gains from the trading system by engaging in reforms referred to as trade facilitation. The paper indicates that countries with an inadequate trade environment are less capable of benefiting from the opportunities of expanding global trade.
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    Trade liberalisation, agricultural productivity and poverty in the Mediterranean region

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2008
    This working paper explores the links between trade openness, agricultural productivity, growth and poverty reduction in a panel of Mediterranean countries. The paper believes that international trade can lead to enhanced farming productivity through the diffusion of new technologies. This, in turn, would drive the agricultural growth process.
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    A ‘new trade’ theory of GATT/WTO negotiations

    Centre for Economic Performance, London, 2008
    This discussion paper develops a new theory of GATT/WTO negotiations, as a plausible alternative to the standard neoclassical theory. The – so called - "new trade" theory answers two important questions in the trade policy literature:
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    What can researchers learn from the suspension of the Doha Round negotiations in 2006?

    Poverty and Development Division, UNESCAP, 2008
    This chapter focuses on the events leading up to, and the aftermath of the formal suspension of the Doha Round (DR) in July 2006. The chapter goes through the simultaneous circumstances of the DR suspension, emphasising the expiration of the trade promotion authority in the United States (US), and the US impending presidential election in 2008.
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    Textile and clothing industry: adjusting to the post-quota world

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2008
    This article is discussing the current state of the global Textile and Clothing (T&C) market, following the phasing-out of the quota-system which was completed 1 January 2005. The article summarizes changes in T&C exports and the human development implications of these trade flows.
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    Unfair trade

    Adam Smith Institute, 2008
    "Fair Trade" is used to describe all generic attempts to make global trade serve poor farmers better, through labelling schemes. The Fair Trade movement comprises a number of organisations that encourage the sale of retail Fair Trade goods for which the producer receives guaranteed Fair Trade terms. This report argues that Fair Trade is unfair.

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