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The seemingly endless problems encountered by the IMF, WTO and World Bank provide major reasons for seeking reform … narrower focus in the mission of the World Bank and the IMF. In the case of the WTO, they call for a democratic reform of the …. However, an additional impetus is the changing balance of economic power in the world. The volume begins with an overview of …
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global economy and in the functioning of an increasingly globalised world. …
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for the developing world and the future of the sovereign debt market -- pt. 3. The evolving debate of capital account …
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1. Introduction and overview : the purposes and operations of the IMF -- 2. IMF Quotas -- 3. The IMF's lending facilities -- 4. Aggregate IMF lending -- 5. Participation in IMF programmes -- 6. The implementation of IMF programmes -- 7. The effects of IMF programmes on economic growth -- 8. IMF...
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Despite the disruption of the multilateral trade talks at Seattle in December 1999, the work of the World Trade …1. The World Trade Organization and the international political economy -- 2. Institutional development of the WTO -- 3 …. Agenda setting for a millennial round : challenges and opportunities -- 4. Corporations and structural linkages in world …
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This comprehensive book addresses one of the most important aspects of international trade, namely, regional trade and regional integration agreements (RIAs). The focus of intense global interest and debate over the last decade, RIAs have become an integral and enduring aspect of the...
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This book investigates the contributions of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to policymaking at the WTO, challenging the idea that NGOs can be narrowly understood as potential ‘democratic antidotes’ to the imperfections of Inter-Governmental Organizations (IGOs). The book highlights the...
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One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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Development, developing economies and the multilateral trade regime -- Necessity for a development round -- Special treatment and policy space for the developing economies in the multilateral trade regime -- The Fifth Ministerial Conference : the wheels come off at Cancún -- Enter the...
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crisis / Gary Dymski -- 7. The multiplicity of distributional outcomes across the world: diversities of fundamentals or … corporations in the world economy / Gerald Epstein -- 10. Foreign direct investment and development from a gender perspective … world / Richard Woodward -- 19. Global governance / Mathias Koenig-Archibugi -- 20. The political economy of the third way …
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