What kind of technical assistance and capacity building benefits do developing countries enjoy if they sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with developed countries? This is a frequently asked question among developing country officials involved in FTA policymaking. While we tend to normatively...

This paper examines the Right to Development (RtD) in the context of the ongoing negotiations to finalize Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) that African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are signing with the European Union (EU). These EPAs are being negotiated within the Cotonou...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Ch.1: The Evolution of EU Development Policy -- Ch.2: The Enlarged European Union and the Developing World: What Future? -- Ch.3: European Development Policymaking: Globalisation and the Post-Lomé World -- Ch.4: Clash of Civilisations of Intercultural...

This paper examines the concept of Reciprocal Trade Liberalization – the common objective of Economic Partnership Agreements, and its legal and economic effect on Kenya's Agricultural Sector/Industry within the purview of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). The study is premised...

The trade and welfare impacts of multilateral liberalization on individual countries and groups within countries depend on many factors-including the depth of liberalization by trading partners, the extent of countries' own reforms, the responsiveness of investors to changes in relative prices...

Unter veränderten weltpolitischen und weltwirtschaftlichen Konstellationen stellt sich die Frage, ob Entwicklungszusammenarbeit in ihrer jetzigen Form noch zeitgemäß ist. Sind ihre Ziele, Strukturen und Instrumente noch angemessen? Wie muss sie auf neue globale Herausforderungen reagieren,...