There has been an impressive proliferation of non-governmental organizations in development cooperation in the last two decades. The main reason for this has been the belief - among both experts and the public at large - that NGOs have a number of advantages over the state sector when it comes...

Congestion on fishing grounds and overfishing have convinced fishermen, economists, and most governments of the necessity to control access to fishing grounds. The living resources of the sea, however, present particularities which may make the task of redefining international fishing rights...

On the basis of economic theory, what effects can globalisation be expected to have on trade and growth? Does the empirical evidence support this? What developments will the next phase of globalisation bring?