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Agricultural Biotechnology and the FTAA: Issues and Opportunities
Gaisford, James D. - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 03 (2002) 2
This article examines trade and intellectual property rights questions associated with agricultural biotechnology in the Western Hemisphere and goes on to chart a potential course through which they could be addressed by an agreement on a Free Trade Area of the Americas. Issues pertaining to...
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Identifying National and International Vacuums Potentially Impacting NAFTA and Indigenous Peoples
Phillips, Valerie J. - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 02 (2001) 2
potential impacts and their relationship to negotiations on a Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) agreement, and discusses …
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NAFTA and Beyond: Challenges for Extending Free Trade in the Hemisphere
Kerr, William A. - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 03 (2002) 2
arrangements may provide an opportunity to move the North American trade agenda forward. The FTAA is one alternative. The FTAA … provides suggestions regarding what has been learned from the NAFTA experience that is relevant to the FTAA. …
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FTAA: What's in It for the South?
Hester, Annette - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 03 (2002) 2
Not everyone in the Americas thinks that negotiating an FTAA is desirable. Some argue that the timing of the …, and clearly a leader in the region. Presidential elections in Brazil took place in the fall of 2002 just prior to an FTAA … Ministerial in Quito. In the lead up to the election, the FTAA positions of the opposition candidates, including the eventual …
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Greek Olive Oil: How Can Its International Market Potential Be Realized?
Vlontzos, George N.; Duquenne, Marie-Noelle - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 09 (2008) 2
Trade issues affecting virgin olive oil originating in Greece are examined. A gravity model is estimated to determine the factors affecting trade in olive oil. The results provided by the gravity model yield information that is central to determining the strengths and weaknesses of the sector,...
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The Scaled Tariff: A Mechanism for Combating Mercantilism and Producing Balanced Trade
Richman, Jesse T.; Richman, Howard B.; Richman, Raymond L. - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 12 (2011) 2
In this paper we first discuss whether or not the modern form of mercantilism that contributes to the trade deficit of the United States and other countries is a self-destructive and thus self-correcting strategy. We argue that it is not self-correcting. Then we discuss mechanisms that a trade...
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An Assessment of the Informal Sector Trade in Kenya
Gor, Seth Omondi - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 13 (2012) 1
This study assesses the nature and practice of cross-border trade in Kenya with a view to filling the information gap on its patterns and key characteristics, a gap that has hitherto acted to hinder effective policy formulation. The study relies on information from a number of cross-border...
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The Doha Round and Food Security in the Dairy Sector in Cameroon: A Global Simulation Model (GSIM) Approach
Leudjou, Roland R. - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 13 (2012) 1
In the framework of the new round of trade liberalization launched in Doha, paragraph 13 of the Development Declaration states that members will support special and differential treatment to accommodate development, including food security. This article simulates scenarios of multilateral tariff...
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Trade Policy Implications of Carbon Labels on Food
Baddeley, Shane; Cheng, Peter; Wolfe, Robert - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 13 (2012) 1
Carbon labels providing information about the carbon footprints associated with food products might influence consumer purchases, which would have a differential effect on producers throughout global food chains. We first discuss why any labels work and then describe the mechanics of carbon...
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International Trade in Biofuels: Legal and Regulatory Issues
de Beer, Jeremy; Smyth, Stuart J. - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 13 (2012) 1
Governments around the world are betting heavily on biofuels as one part of a solution to a wide range of public policy challenges, from environmental sustainability in the face of climate change, to energy security given rising geopolitical instability, to economic growth especially in rural...
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