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  South Asian positions in the WTO Doha Round: in search of a true development agenda

  Consumer Unity and Trust Society, India, 2005

  Bringing together contributions of five research organisations in five developing countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – this book highlights the concerns of South Asian countries regarding the WTO Doha Round, and provides information and analysis on the main agenda items facing developing countries in future negotiates on the WTO.Chapters of the book include:"Ag
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  South Asian Yearbook of Trade & Development

  Centre for Trade and Development, 2005

  This publication is a comprehensive collection of twelve research papers on trade- related topics relevant to the development concerns of South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka).
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  Looming crisis: the threat of industrial trade liberalisation negotiations at the WTO on India's textile and leather industries

  ActionAid International, 2005

  This 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 Indi
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  Protection of India’s ‘Geographical Indications’: an overview of the Indian legislation and the TRIPS scenario

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  This 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.
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  Trade and competition policy

  Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2004

  The importance of competition policy has been increasingly recognised, especially in developing countries. However, many of them still follow industrial policies that deliberately limit competition.
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  Combating biopiracy: the legal way

  India Together, 2005

  This editorial examines issues surrounding biopiracy in India.
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  The Doha development agenda: impacts on trade and poverty

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This series of briefing papers summarises of the principal issues of the WTO round, how the outcome might affect poverty, the progress of the negotiations, and the impact on four very different countries.Briefing papers are:“Trade liberalisation and poverty reduction” analyses potential Doha reforms and their poverty reduction effects“Principal issues in the Doha negotiations” pres
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  Trade facilitation in the WTO: implications for India

  Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2004

  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is exploring the possibility of a multilateral agreement on trade facilitation.
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  Intellectual property rights: food for the rich but poison for the poor?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Can rules concerning intellectual property rights (IPRs) benefit developing countries and reduce poverty? How should IPR rules and regimes cover access to genetic resources? Are the costs involved in patent litigation a necessary price to pay for the incentives offered by the patent system?
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  Unlimited companies: the developmental impacts of an investment agreement at the WTO

  ActionAid International, 2003

  This paper presents Actionaids response to the issues surroundings the Cancun Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), to be held in September 2003.ActionAid is concerned that an investment agreement negotiated at the WTO could inflict lasting damage on the livelihoods of poor people in developing countries.

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