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  TRIPS agreement and access to drugs in developing countries

  Sur - International Journal on Human Rights, 2005

  This article examines the progress made in the process to lend more flexibility to the TRIPS Agreement for medical drugs, and shows how the Doha Declaration and the 2003 Decision of the TRIPS Board on the implementation of its paragraph 6 are insufficient to ensure a reduction in prices and the negotiation of voluntary licenses.The paper argues that:the implementation of the Decision on
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  The World Trade Organisation and sustainable development: a guide to the debate

  Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2005

  This briefing paper provides a concise background to the main issues at stake in the debate around the WTO system and sustainable development.
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  BRIDGE cutting edge pack on gender and trade

  BRIDGE, 2006

  Trade and trade liberalisation have very different impacts on women and men - which can result in fundamental shifts in gender roles, relationships and inequalities. Moreover increasing claims that countries should be enabled to "trade their way out of poverty" means that there is an urgent need to address how trade can promote gender equality and development.
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  Agricultural subsidies and negotiations: strategies and options

  Centre for Trade and Development, 2005

  This paper analyses the provisions of Annex A of the July Framework which spells out the broad parameters within which subsequent negotiations for the Doha round of trade talks will be based. Annex A of the July Package deals with agriculture; it proposes a number of new measures to reduce domestic subsidies in developed countries substantially.
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  From brain drain to brain gain: how the WTO can make migration a win-win

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  This short article examines the issues surrounding international free trade in labour markets.
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  Mind the gap: countdown to Viet Nam’s accession to the WTO

  Oxfam, 2005

  This briefing paper examines the run up to Viet Nam’s accession to the World Trade Organisation. It argues that a number of concessions are demanded form Vietnamese negotiators, and that if agreed to, these concessions could have potentially damaging consequences for Viet Nam’s ability to safeguard the livelihoods of its poorest people.
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  What happened in Hong Kong?: initial analysis of the WTO Ministerial, December 2005

  Oxfam, 2005

  The briefing paper examines the outcome of the WTO Hong Kong ministerial meeting (December 2005), arguing that it was a lost opportunity to make trade fairer for poor people around the world. Rich countries put their commercial interests before those of developing countries.
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  Doha Round Briefing Series

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005

  This set of 13 briefing papers provide an update on events leading up to and beyond the Kong Hong Ministerial Meeting in December 2005, written in an accessible way. They provide necessary contextual information on the complex agreements and policies encompassed by Doha; a diary of events in the months running up to Hong Kong, and reflections on the Ministerial itself.
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  No soft landing: as China opens its markets, US subsidies are making life hard for cotton farmers

  Oxfam, 2005

  This paper examines the dynamics of the world cotton market and highlights imbalances which have been detrimental for Chinese cotton farmers.
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  Cambodia enters the WTO: lessons learned for Least Developed Countries

  ADB Institute, 2005

  This document discusses reasons for and implications of Cambodia's accession to the World Trade Organisation. It highlights the fact that Cambodia's decision to enter the WTO was accelerated by the end of quotas for the garment and textile industry in January 2005.

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