Trade policy
- Labour abuses and Free Trade Agreements
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In 2008, Colombia remains the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist. This paper outlines key talking points surrounding the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and labour rights abuses. The agreement investment rules replicate the extreme investor privileges and investor-state private enforcement found in NAFTA and CAFTA.
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- Environmental trends to 2030: an OECD perspective
- ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2008)
- The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges. ...
- Developed countries must meet their obligations on trade and climate change
- ( South Centre / , 2008)
- This South Centre bulletin highlights the need for an integrated approach to addressing the challenges of development and climate change. It argues that both the trade and climate regimes have a key r...
- What role can terrestrial carbon markets play in solving climate change problems?
- ( The Terrestrial Carbon Group , 2008)
- This paper argues that terrestrial carbon (including trees, soil, and peat) can be used to provide up to 25% of the climate change solution. The document focuses on the role and use of terrestrial car...
- The China-Zambia interaction
- ( I. Mwanawina / African Economic Research Consortium , 2008)
- The paper aims to provide information on the size, structure and significance of China-Zambia relations. It specifically studies the nature and scope of Chinese investment in Zambia, the pattern and m...
- Does the fertiliser subsidy programme in Malawi signal the return of the developmental state?
- ( B. Chinsinga / Future Agricultures Consortium , 2007)
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The 2005/2006 fertiliser subsidy programme is widely cited as the most significant policy achievement of the Malawian government since the advent of a democratic political dispensation over a decad...
- Can small livestock producers compete with larger-scale farms?: evidence from Brazil, India, the Philippines and Thailand
- ( C.,L. Delgado;C.,A. Narrod;M.,M. Tiongco / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
- Livestock are among the few commodities that smallholder farmers widely produce that are growing rapidly in demand, and thus the interest for poverty alleviation is strong. However, there are signs th...
Are new approaches to global governance needed to address climate change effectively?
- ( J. Drexhage / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg , 2008)
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While at its core climate change remains an environmental issue, the responses required to effectively address it lie far beyond traditional environmental challenges. As such, legitimate questions ...
- Developing value chains for neglected and underutilised species
- ( M. Will / Bioversity International , 2008)
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Use of neglected and underutilised species (NUS) can play an important role in improving food security, conserving biodiversity and generating income and employment. Value chain development (VCD) c...
How can recent EPAs with Europe help strengthen African agriculture?
- ( South Centre , 2008)
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This South Centre Analytical Note provides an overview of the provisions on agriculture contained in the interim Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) initiated in late 2007 by the EU and 35 count...
- What can G8 leaders do to address the food crisis?
- ( ActionAid International , 2008)
- Three years after the G8 pledged to ‘make poverty history’, the current global food crisis has left close to a quarter of the world’s population lacking basic food security. In this ...
