Development as self-interest -- Targeted development in perspective -- Maximizing utility vis- a-vis developing countries -- Re-orienting foreign aid -- Preferential trade agreements as development policy -- Climate finance for developing countries

Against the backdrop of the concomitant food, financial and economic, and climatic crises, African countries continue to negotiate the challenging Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU). While these new agreements have the potential to help African countries...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a legitimate EU-ACP trade relation on global economy. The incentive for ACP countries in such an agreement will be given attention along with this. Furthermore, the extent to which ACP countries can get integrated into GVCs and the benefits they...

The place of EPA’s in integrating Kenya’s economy globally cannot be underrated. Viewed objectively, EPA’s should be an efficient tool for the development of Kenya and Africa as well, however, we cannot alienate ourselves from the fact that for the same to be effective as originally...

The Great Recession and the turn towards all forms of protectionism stress the relevance of international trade policy. With the global economy undergoing deep structural changes, the negotiations between Canada and the EU on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) present a...