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Alors que l'Europe poursuit son processus d'intégration économique et met en place sa monnaie unique, on assiste aujourd'hui à une multiplication des accords "régionaux" de libre-échange, notamment en Amérique du Nord (ALENA) et en Amérique latine (Mercosur). Ces accords ne sont-ils...
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Le retour du Brésil à la démocratie s’est accompagné d’une ouverture aux échanges au niveau multilatéral (OMC) et régional(Mercosur). Simultanément, la constitution de 1988 affirmait une volonté forte de décentralisation fiscale. Vingt ans plus tard, le bilan de l’intégration...
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This text presents the following articles about the World Trade Organisation. It opposes a « liberalist » conception of multilateralism to a cooperative interpretation. The first one stresses the role of the organisation to liberalise the international trade. The second one emphasises its...
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Le terme de « gouvernance » trouve son origine dans l’ancien français et, d’après « Le Robert », désignait l’action de piloter un navire en manœuvrant le gouvernail. Acclimaté outre Atlantique, le concept resurgit dans les années quatre-vingt-dix pour désigner la gestion des...
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Labour standards defined by the ILO in 1998 are universal but applied very differently in countries. They are much better respected in high income countries. However, the causality between labour standards and growth remains a controversial issue. The strategies of export-led growth might...
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The balance of global power is undergoing a tectonic shift, with “developing” countries such as India, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, and South Africa now asserting their influence. These countries subtly redefine our notion of “strong” and “weak” economics and the relationship...
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While the WTO and Doha Development Round do not deal with labour issues – they leave this to the ILO – the main countries that conclude free trade agreements incorporate labour provisions, which vary in terms of stringency. Sanctions are rarely used, and fears that “social clauses” would...
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