The demand for accountability in “Aid-for-Trade”(AFT) is increasing but monitoring has focused on case-studies and …

, come to the African continent. Our analysis of trade trajectories shows that Chinese products were coming to Africa long …

. <p>However, this net economic cost is likely to be very small. And the ability for Australian industries, like those in … lessened resistance to more significant tariff reforms. <p>This ‘political economy’ argument for retaining the system would be … strengthened by changes to address a number of deficiencies in the current arrangements which can add to the costs for the …

The Productivity Commission was asked to examine the effects of bilateral and regional trade agreements, including on … trade and investment barriers, regional integration and Australia's economy generally. The Commission concluded the benefits … of these agreements have been oversold and the processes for developing them should be improved. The Commission found …

foreign trade (import and export) on labor employment in Romania, in 1991-2006. As a result of our research, in Romania a …

skepticism about the ability of Fair Trade (FT) to help smallholders compete in high value-added markets. Based on a panel … Malian cotton. Controlling forselection bias and for a potential increase in quality prior to FT certification, results show …

skepticism about the ability of Fair Trade (FT) to help smallholders compete in high value-added markets. Based on a panel … Malian cotton. Controlling forselection bias and for a potential increase in quality prior to FT certification, results show …

surveys for Laos as they relate to the impact of the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) on different social and economic …

, but otherwise tourism is rarely mentioned as a major trade and development option for Bangladesh. Within the limitations … circuits for cultural and religious tourism, and has demonstrated potential for sports tourism. The objective of this working … paper is to critically test the assertion that pro-poor "green" tourism is one of the best development options for the …

) and their often minimal commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). At a time of urgent need to … address domestic infrastructure and investment gaps, this situation cannot be a positive signal for investors (either domestic … often lack internationally credible mechanisms for making commitments, which contributes to their evident difficulty in …