Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1986 1994) to the need for domestic transparency in trade policy. He co-authored a … review of trade policy conduct of industrial nations, which was published by the National Centre for Development Studies in …It is now widely agreed that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in trouble, struggling to deliver the national …

Sustainable development remains high on the international agenda, even as policy makers are distracted by the political … fiscal stimulus to fast-track the greening of the economy. For New Zealand, getting its sustainability policy right is … important not just because of reputation risks to its trade, but because any regulation should be cost-effective and efficient …

Policy in Pakistan has been fairly path-dependant, placing a higher weight on export promotion and domestic … sector in the economy. This paper argues that a more holistic policy, with no favourites, that allows for all sectors to grow …

and policy interventions. The objective was to examine the effectiveness of resource enhancing policy interventions like … argued that resource endowments determine the level and dynamics of livelihoods at the household level rather than policy … interventions per se. On the other hand, policy interventions, given the status and structure of the economy, only act as catalysts …

Narrowing the digital divide is an important goal of any ICT policy. It must promote on one hand a high degree of … the limitations imposed by Philippine laws. Also, there is no general framework or policy guidelines that would help both …

, especially in rural areas. Off late slippage is attracting attention at the policy level though slippage is as old as the … causes of slippage at various levels; and iii) provide some pointers for policy based on the analysis. The extent of slippage … slippage is as high as 60 percent. Our analysis at the national, state and habitation levels suggests strongly that policy …

attention from a policy perspective. The paper also illustrates the index using cross-country and sub-national level data. …

wide network of research institutes, and effective linkages between development research, policy planning and outcome … successful) and labor markets reforms (which remained non-starter and unsuccessful). Linkages between research-policy … political institutional context is the most important factor determining the scope and extent of linkages among research, policy …

trade policy instrument and has relied heavily on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for regional … into Philippine national trade policy and for improving support services to firms. …Within East Asia, the outward-oriented Philippine economy is a latecomer to using free trade agreements (FTAs) as a …