A key element of the EU’s free trade and preferential trade agreements is the extent to which they deliver improved … in Europe, including the countries of the Balkans. Previous preferential trade schemes have been ineffective in …’ agreement and free trade agreements with countries in the Balkans to generate substantial improvements in access to the EU …

such disparities are increasing, partly as a consequence of the uneven impact of trade openness and globalization. While …The UNU-WIDER project on 'Spatial Disparities in Human Development' has collected and analyzed evidence on the extent …

(MTS) under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Focus is given to examining the narrowing range of policy options … permissible under international trade and finance agreements, and the adverse effects this can have on countries in earlier stages … of economic development. These effects are reviewed with the finding that the playing field resulting from international …

environmental goods trade. Data indicate that developing countries have significant export strength and potential, not only in …This study seeks to review some of the key issues surrounding ongoing WTO negotiations on trade liberalisation of … environmental goods and to provide trade data and analyses to assess developing countries’ current and potential performance in …

Various development objectives are worthy, but to my mind, one objective dominates all others: reducing the scourge of …