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A Fragmenting Global Economy: A Weakened WTO, Mega FTAs, and Murky Protectionism
Aggarwal, Vinod K; Evenett, Simon J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Although the global economy has begun to recover from the 2008-2011 financial crisis, challenges to the world trading system have increased. Several trends are taking public policies further away from the core WTO disciplines of non-discrimination, namely MFN and national treatment. This has...
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The Burden of Proof in National Treatment Disputes and the Environment
Horn, Henrik - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
know the motives for policies that are allegedly pursued to protect the environment, but that also give commercial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025513
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Trade and Environment in the WTO : Negotiating Options for Developing Countries
Kumar, Sanjay; Chowdhury, Nupur - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The debate on the trade related environment issues has intensified in the Doha Round at WTO. The idea is to ensure … Trade and Environment and the Committee on Trade and Development at the WTO were asked to act as a forum in which the … approach the trade and environment debate in a new dimension. The project based approach instead of the usual list based …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363930
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Environment Related Trade Barriers and the WTO
Khatun, Fahmida - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This paper looks at some of the environment related trade measures which may appear to be trade barriers at times in … the context of the WTO. It also briefly discusses WTO Agreements on environmental measures and the use of environment … related trade measures. The paper finally articulates the interests of LDCs in the area of trade and environment and how their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365099
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Trade Liberalization and Globalization: A Survey
Hillman, Arye L. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
This Paper presents a survey of the literature on trade liberalization and globalization. The questions are why trade liberalization occurred, why trade liberalization took the form of reciprocity combined with multilateralism, why the liberalization allows for protectionist policies, and why...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067625
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Decentralised Forest Governance, Institutions and Livelihoods in Odisha: A Study of Evolution of Policy Process and Politics
Mohapatra, Bishnu Prasad - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper aims to provide an analytical glimpse of the evolution of forest policies in Odisha in the post-independence era, by unraveling the major stages of evolution of such policies. The paper also seeks to explore the issues of livelihoods, which has attained priority while formulating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945308
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The 100 Laws Project: Compendium of Laws to be Repealed
CCS, Centre for Civil Society - eSocialSciences - 2014
, more current laws, or they pose a material impediment to growth, development, good governance and individual freedom. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945351
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A Capable State in Afghanistan: A Building Without a Foundation?
Weijer, Frauke de - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper argues that attempts at state-building in Afghanistan have led to institutions that are not robust. The state institutions and organizations continue to be highly dependent on external resources and technical expertise, and lack of critical mass of people able and willing to maintain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945374
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Determinants of Clusters in Indian Manufacturing: The Role of Infrastructure, Governance, Education, and Industrial Policy
Fernandes, Ana M.; Sharma, Gunjan - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper investigates the determinants of spatial concentration and entry within manufacturing across states in India. Using an unbalanced panel of 180 industries spread across 16 major Indian states over the time period 1985-2007, the effect of location (state) characteristics interacted with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945405
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Do School get Their Money? PAISA 2012
Initiative, Accountability - eSocialSciences - 2013
understanding of current governance processes at the grassroots to push for a larger debate on state capacity and administrative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945413