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Special and differential treatment under the GATS
OECD Development Centre, 2006This report sets out the particular approach to special and differential treatment (SDT) in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). In particular, the report explores how the degree of flexibility afforded to all Members under the GATS shapes its approach to SDT. Further, the report analyses the current proposals for improving SDT provisions in the context of the GATS.DocumentReinventing UNCTAD
South Centre, 2006This paper examines the development of UNCTAD since its inception in 1964, and proposes possible steps for reform. The paper looks at UNCTAD’s mandate, its achievements and its decline.DocumentTrade, FDI, and the organisation of firms
National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2006This literature review examines new trends and developments in the theories of international trade and foreign direct investment..In particular it focuses on the need to model alternative forms of business involvement in foreign activities.The theoretical refinements identified have focused on the individual firm, studying its choices in response to its own characteristics, the nature of thDocumentThe EU's responsiblity at the WTO: environment, gender and development
Women in Development Europe, 2006This publication aims to contribute to a constructive dialogue between civil society representatives from the North and the South and representatives from the EU that could feed into an EU trade policy consistent with social and gender justice and environmental sustainability.DocumentLiberalisation, Gender, and Livelihoods: the cashew nut case, (Working Paper 2: Mozambique Phase 2- The South)
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2003As part of a research series, this paper examines the effects of economic liberalisation on poverty reduction and gender equality. The research focuses on the cashew sectors in Southern Mozambique, explores the different positions of women and men in the cashew sector - ie.DocumentLiberalisation, Gender, and Livelihoods: the cashew nut case, (Working Paper 1: Mozambique Phase 1- The North)
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2003As part of a research series, this paper examines the effects of economic liberalisation on poverty reduction and gender equality. The research focuses on the cashew sectors in northern Mozambique, explores the different positions of women and men in the cashew sector - ie.DocumentThinking outside the box about trade, development, and poverty reduction
Foreign Policy in Focus, 2006This policy paper proposes considerations for an alternative framework for thinking about trade, development, and poverty reduction. It moves away from the current approaches that focus on public investment in infrastructure and human capital as complimentary tools to make trade liberalisation work for reducing poverty.DocumentAid for trade - why and how?
International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty, 2005This paper takes the position that the WTO’s Doha Round will promote development only if two conditions are met. First, an ambitious and balanced market access package in key areas such as agriculture or services. Second, an expanded "aid for trade” (AFT) package, both in general and with particular reference to the Doha Development Agenda process.DocumentThe impact of trade liberalisation on household welfare and poverty in India
Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2006With the 1990s heralding the onset of the structural adjustment era, the Indian economy underwent major policy changes. The biggest challenge of India’s economic reform programme has been the liberalisation of its trade sector.DocumentTrade liberalisation, rural poverty and the environment: a wide-ranging review of the debates
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005As part of a joint WWF- World Bank project on trade liberalisation, rural poverty and the environment, this literature review highlights some of the main strands of thought in this debate.Pages
