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Institutionalizing Inequality : The WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Food Security, and Developing Countries

Gonzalez, Carmen G. - 2009

The article examines the food security implications of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. It places the Agreement in historical context, examines its key provisions, and argues that the Agreement systematically favors industrialized country agricultural producers at the expense of farmers in...

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Environmental aspects of resource extraction contracts

Krings, Hanna - 2014

This paper analyzes resource partnerships and their influence on the environmental quality in a resource-rich country by introducing incomplete contracts, imperfect property rights protection, and a lack of valuation for the environment by the government in the South. Employing numerical...

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Mineral Export Restraints and Sustainable Development

Gu, Bin - 2017

China's actions in limiting the export of rare earths have drawn the world's attention. The United States, Japan and … broader backdrop of international economic transition in a mineral-hungry world. Such issues of mineral export restraints are … multilateral negotiations, the developed world will attempt to bring the issue of export restraints under multilateral mandates …

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The Global Food Crisis : Law, Policy, and the Elusive Quest for Justice

Gonzalez, Carmen G. - 2016

The food crisis of 2008, the subsequent financial crisis, and the ongoing climate crisis have created new challenges to the attainment of global food security. This essay examines the historic and current practices that have contributed to food insecurity in developing countries, and recommends...

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Trade Liberalization, Food Security and the Environment : The Neoliberal Threat to Sustainable Rural Development

Gonzalez, Carmen G. - 2011

developing world. It chronicles the patterns of trade and production that contribute to this problem from the colonial period … International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization (WTO) exacerbate hunger and environmental … earnings needed to finance the import of food and other necessities to fluctuating world market prices for agricultural …

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Trade and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 : promoting "Life on Land" through mandatory and voluntary approaches

Andrew, Dale - 2017

products, inspired by the World Trade Organization (WTO) TFA, that would be an "inter-governmental-plus" arrangement bringing …

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Trade policies for a circular economy : what can we learn from WTO experience?

Steinfatt, Karsten - 2020 - Manuscript date: 12 June 2020

From its initial focus on minimizing waste generation, the circular economy has evolved into a broad-based approach to make resource use more sustainable. A big part of the appeal of a circular economy is the opportunities it creates not only for resource savings and better human health and...

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