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The autobus is leaving...can the Philippines catch it?
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008Trying to develop the automotive industry, the Philippine government has adopted local protectionist policies for almost thirty years. However, these policies have resulted in very limited localisation as the automotive assemblers encountered difficulties.DocumentBusiness - as usual? governing the supply chain in clothing post MFA phase out
Global Union Research Network, 2008This working paper seeks to critically assess the operation of ‘Better Factories Cambodia’, a International Labour Organisation monitoring project.DocumentBack to the drawing board: no basis for concluding the Doha round of negotiations
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008To guide developing country negotiators in WTO negotiations, this brief reviews economic projections on the gains and hidden costs of a Doha round agreement. According to those projections, a realistic “partial liberalisation” scenario leads to:DocumentFinancial liberalization and domestic resource mobilization in Africa: an assessment
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2008A UNDP IPC researcher examines data from 1965 to 2004 to identify the effects of different financial regimes on the financial and economic performance of a group of sub-Saharan African countries.DocumentThe state of the world's animal genetic resources for food and agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007Drawing on 169 Country Reports, contributions from a number of international organisations and twelve specially commissioned thematic studies, this report presents an analysis of the state of agricultural biodiversity in the livestock sector.DocumentTrade in environmental goods and services and sustainable development: domestic considerations and strategies for WTO negotiations
Trade and Environment, 2007Recently, there have been WTO negotiations on environmental goods and services (EGS). This has raised concerns with many developing countries. They are notably worried about a possible inclusion of goods only vaguely linked to environmental protection and about the impact of WTO EGS rulings on their domestic industries. Key issues for WTO EGS negotiations are:DocumentBilateral and regional free trade agreements: some critical elements and development implications
Third World Network, 2007This brief examines free trade agreements (FTAs) between a developing country and a developed country with regard to issues such as:DocumentHaitian food riots unnerving but not surprising
Center for International Policy, 2008Beginning in early April, Haiti was gripped by a nationwide mobilisation to protest against high food prices, reaching a crescendo on Thursday the 10th, as thousands of people took to the streets. Some protesters burned tires, blocking national highways and city streets in Port-au-Prince, and a few looted local stores.DocumentGhana and the cocoa marketing dilemma: What has liberalisation without price competition achieved?
Overseas Development Institute, 2007Recently, rural Ghana achieves impressive growth rates and poverty reduction thanks to the rebound of the cocoa sector. However, liberalisation remains partial:private licensed buying companies (LBCs) were created in 1993, but the Cocoa Board continues to define a floor price. Against this background, this brief presents the results of the Ghana Cocoa Farmers Survey (GCFS):DocumentSouth Africa and China: the agricultural and fisheries trading relationship
Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2008A feature of world trade over the last ten years has been the dramatic growth of China's trade with the world. This paper examines the agricultural component of Chinese trade with South Africa, which it aims to place in broader perspective of China's global trading relationships.Pages