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Comparing EU free trade agreements: investment
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2004This paper discusses and compares a number of free trade agreements the EU holds, namely, The Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements, EU-Mexico Global Agreement and the EU-Chile Association AgreementAmong the authors findings are:All EU Free Trade Agreements stop short of including protection provisions such as expropriation and compensation clausesdisagreement between EU MembeDocumentEconomic cooperation in South Asia: the problems and the impediments
Institute of Foreign Affairs, Nepal, 2003This paper focuses on the institutionalised ability of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to foster economic cooperation in the sub-continent. SAARC is the only multilateral regional organisation in the sub-continent, and has enjoyed a relative degree of success in discussing social and cultural agendas.DocumentChina and South Asia: core interests and policies and their impact on the regional countries (a Nepalese perspective)
Institute of Foreign Affairs, Nepal, 2003This paper aims to understand the impact of China’s increasing economic and military influence within the context of South Asia. China’s determined and sustained economic growth since the 1990s has not been reciprocated by its neighbours in South Asia, and this paper examines the possible causes why.DocumentInternational investment perspectives
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004The articles in the report cover a wide range of investment topics, the highlights of which include:foreign direct investment (FDI) in the OCED continued to fall in 2003. This appears to be due to the sluggish macroeconomic performance of many of the larger OCED economies, not least Europe.DocumentFifty years of regional inequality in China: a journey through central planning, reform, and openness
World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2004This study makes an attempt at understanding the driving forces behind the changes in China’s regional inequality. It constructs and analyses a long-run time-series for regional inequality in China from the Communist Revolution to the present.DocumentWater justice for all: global and local resistance to the control and commodification of water
Friends of the Earth International, 2003This report explores the issue of global water justice.DocumentEthical trade in African horticulture: gender, rights and participation
Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 2004Codes of conduct for ethical trade have been criticised for failing to consider gender issues or extend to temporary workers. In response, this paper explores ways to develop codes that are effective and inclusive of all workers, including female and temporary workers.DocumentBilateral investment agreements: Agents of new global standards for the protection of intellectual property rights?
GRAIN, 2004Developing countries have entered into a large number of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) as well as free trade agreements (FTAs) that include explicit obligations for the protection of intellectual property rights as "investments".DocumentWho’s taking risks?: how the World Bank pushes private infrastructure and finds resistance in some surprising places
Citizens Network on Essential Services, USA, 2004This paper looks at efforts of the World Bank to increase private investment in infrastructure projects in the risky markets in developing countries through the promotion of a range of new instruments called fiscal supports. These guarantees and subsidies help to ensure corporate profitability can pose serious risks and costs for taxpayers.