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  Beijing plus ten meets WTO plus ten: assessing the impact of trade liberalization on women’s human rights

  International Gender and Trade Network, 2005

  This document focuses on the impact of trade liberalisation on women’s economic security and its contribution to the Beijing +10 review.The report argues that since 1995, there is evidence that economic and political forces have been responsible for measures and policies which run counter to the commitments made by governments for implementing the Beijing Platform for Action.
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  Rich country tariffs and subsidies: let's do the numbers

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2005

  Many papers have been produced critiquing the extent to which rich countries subsidise their own farmers and impose high tariffs (taxes) on imports from other countries.
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  No soft landing: as China opens its markets, US subsidies are making life hard for cotton farmers

  Oxfam, 2005

  This paper examines the dynamics of the world cotton market and highlights imbalances which have been detrimental for Chinese cotton farmers.
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  The social impacts of trade liberalisation: how can childhood poverty be reduced?

  Young Lives, 2005

  This brief looks at the ways in which trade liberalisation can impact on children, and uses two case studies, Peru and Ethiopia, to verify how these impacts play out in practice.
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  The impact on India of trade liberalisation in the textiles and clothing sector

  International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2005

  This paper analyses the impact of the elimination of textile and clothing (T&C) quotas in 2005 on India. It finds that while Indian exports of T&C will continue to expand in the presence of the safeguards on China, they will be affected adversely once these safeguards are lifted.
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  Stitched up! How those imposing unfair competition in the textiles and clothing industries are the only winners in this race to the bottom

  International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 2005

  This report tracks the short-term impacts of the ending of the Multifibre agreement, with a focus on six countries: the Philippines, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Lesotho and Kenya.
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  Instability of markets and possibilities for cereal trade in the SADAOC region

  Global Development Network, 2005

  The West African sub-region economic liberalisation policies that have been taking place for the last two decades offer interesting economic perspectives for the SADAOC region. However, consumers will be able to benefit from them only if hindrances to trade are removed, and if close attention is paid to comparative advantages.
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  The impact of trade liberalization on employment capital and productivity dynamics: evidence from the Uruguay manufacturing sector

  Global Development Network, 2004

  Uruguay started to open its economy in the seventies, a process which has been intensified in the nineties with the signature of international treaties (WTO and the Mercosur treaty with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay).
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  Harnessing trade for development: benefiting from market access opportunities

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  In 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.
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  Africa in the Doha Round: dealing with preference erosion and beyond

  International Monetary Fund, 2005

  Improving market access in industrial countries and retaining preferences have been Africa’s two key objectives in the Doha Round trade negotiations.

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