Over the last several years impact assessment studies have become a standard tool in trade and investment policymaking processes. Within the European Union there are two types of studies that examine the impact of trade policies: Impact Assessments (IAs) and Sustainability Impact Assessments...

Over the past years, impact assessment studies became a regular feature of trade and investment policymaking processes. These studies collect quantitative and qualitative information on the connexion between proposed policies and their likely positive or negative consequences. This chapter...

The trade between China and Africa has been growing tremendously in the last years. Mozambique has been emerging as an important market for China, interested in acquiring natural resources and selling products to the developing Mozambiquean market. The use of standard contracts plays an...