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  The Indo-Chinese enlargement of ASEAN: implications for regional economic integration

  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, 2003

  The formal enlargement of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) with states from Indo-China has generated a lot of discussions as well as concerns in the region. The inclusion of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam has forced the ASEAN to consider the political, economic and strategic challenges it will now face.
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  The WTO in 2003: structural shifts, state-of-play and prospects for the Doha Round

  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, 2003

  Much has changed in the transition from the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO goes deeper and wider than its predecessor the GATT, and the Doha Round of negotiations proposes to enter territories such as investment, competition and environment-related policies.
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  Understanding reform with special reference to Africa: perspective on reform

  Global Development Network, 2004

  This paper discusses the issues that reformers need to address to improve the chances of successful implementation of major policy changes in African societies.
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  The new Asian realism: economics and politics of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue

  Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2003

  In the post-Cold War era, there has been a surge in initiatives to strengthen existing and creating new regional organisations all over the world.
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  Intellectual property and innovation: changing perspectives in the Indian IT industry

  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2004

  The Indian government has undertaken significant modifications in the Intellectual Property (IP) regime of the country in recent years. This will lead to a realignment of business strategies by firms in several sectors. Similarly, with liberalisation and globalisation, new opportunities for IP creation may emerge for Indian firms.
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  Swaziland: in the pursuit of economic liberalisation and growth. How is poverty reproduced at the micro-level under changing labour market regimes?

  Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2004

  This paper addresses the question of why poverty is so pervasive in Swaziland despite substantial economic growth over the last several years. The author examines how macroeconomic developments have impacted on poverty within cross-border and domestic labour markets, and what measures can be taken to improve competitiveness in the labour market.
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  Political conditions in the Cotonou Agreement: economic and legal implications

  Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit, 2004

  The African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have been entering into trade agreements with the European Union (EU) since the first Lomé Convention of 1975. The first Lomé Convention was replaced by a series of subsequent Lomé Conventions and then by the Cotonou Agreement of 2000 (Cotonou).
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  Poor performers in Sub-Saharan Africa: exclusion or integration?

  Institute for Security Studies, 2004

  Political events since 9/11 have brought renewed focus onto ‘poor performing’ countries, owing to the real or perceived threat that some of these countries are directly responsible for supporting/harbouring/arming terrorist networks.
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  Broken vows: exposing the loupe holes in the diamond industry’s efforts to prevent the trade in conflict diamonds

  Global Witness, 2004

  This paper evaluates how well the US diamond industry is complying with self-regulation established to eliminate the trade in conflict diamonds, known as the ‘Kimberley Process’.The paper finds compliance with the Kimberley Process among companies surveyed ‘abysmal’:only five of the thirty retailers sent information on their policies on conflict diamonds when requestedthere were low
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  The political economics of import substitution industrialization

  Institute of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile / Instituto de Economia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, 2003

  During 1950-1973, Chile adopted a policy of import substitution industrialisation (ISI), involving a closed economy (high tariff barriers, quotas and exchange controls) and a strong role for the state (high government expenditure, extensive regulations, and increasing numbers of state-owned firms).

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