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Truth or consequences: why the EU and the USA must reform their subsidies, or pay the price
Oxfam, 2005Folowing the findings by the WTO that US cotton subsidies and EU sugar subsidies are illegal, this paper presents new research detailing a number of other rich country subsidies that, as the paper argues, are also on the wrong side of the law.DocumentHarnessing trade for development: benefiting from market access opportunities
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005In the light of the upcoming 2005 ministerial meeting of the Doha round, this issue of id21 insights examines what developed and developing countries can do to generate the highest payoffs from trade agreements.DocumentAfrica in the Doha Round: dealing with preference erosion and beyond
International Monetary Fund, 2005Improving market access in industrial countries and retaining preferences have been Africa’s two key objectives in the Doha Round trade negotiations.DocumentLooming crisis: the threat of industrial trade liberalisation negotiations at the WTO on India's textile and leather industries
ActionAid International, 2005This briefing paper argues that these WTO negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) could threaten the jobs of thousands of workers in infant industries and traditional sectors of employment in developing countries, wiping out livelihoods for many poor and vulnerable communities.With a particular focus on India the brief finds that:while trade liberalisation policies in IndiDocumentDown the plughole: why bringing water into WTO services negotiations would unleash a development disaster
ActionAid International, 2005Poor countries are under intense pressure in the World Trade Organization's GATS negotiations to open their service markets and "progressively liberalise" key sectors – such as water delivery – to foreign corporations.DocumentSailing close to the wind: navigating the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2005This briefing book looks in depth at some of the key issues being negotiated at the Hong Kong ministerial (2005). It includes fact sheets that provide a quick overview, and in-depth reports on some of the major controversies.DocumentThe roles of the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO in liberalization and privatization of the water services sector
Citizens Network on Essential Services, USA, 2005In recent years there has been growing pressure from the World Bank and other major International Financial Institutions on governments todownsize, decentralise, and privatise (or “contract out”) their functions.DocumentThe international copyright system: limitations, exceptions and public interest considerations for developing countries in the digital environment
IPRsonline.org, 2005This paper discusses the limitations and exceptions that exist within the international copyright system as they relate to developing countries' access to creative works.DocumentMake extortion history: the case for development-friendly WTO accession for the world’s poorest countries
Oxfam, 2005This briefing paper aims to make the case for a complete overhaul of the way in which Least-Developed Country (LDC) applicants hoping for accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) are treated by the WTO itself, and by the member countries that elect to join the working party dealing with the accession application.The paper argues that a new, objective process is needed for determining theDocumentProtection of India’s ‘Geographical Indications’: an overview of the Indian legislation and the TRIPS scenario
Eldis Document Store, 2005This paper gives an overview of Indian legislation and the TRIPS scenario in relation to the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs). The paper discusses the TRIPS provisions on GIs and undertakes a comparative assessment of these provisions with the corresponding provisions of the Indian GI Act.Pages