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A Dev-Zone Onepager: Trade and Development [PDF]  new

This Dev-Zone Onepager provides a concise description of trade's role in development. It covers debates on free trade, discusses trade deals and outlines the economics of fair trade products.

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/TRADE%20onepager.pdf

(Added: Fri May 09 2008   Hits: 1)

Aid for trade at a glance 2007 : 1st global review (pdf)

This report presents the results of a collaboration not only between the OECD and World Trade Organization, but also between the broader trade and development communities. The challenge is one of global policy coherence - how to better harness trade for development, and development assistance for trade. (OECD, 2007)

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/24/63/39638213.pdf

(Added: Wed Jan 23 2008   Hits: 84)

Angola and China: A Pragmatic Partnership

With the war now over, rapid post-conflict reconstruction has become the Angolan government's priority. The People's Republic of China (China) has in particular played an important role in assisting these efforts. Chinese financial and technical assistance has kick-started over 100 projects in the areas of energy, water, health,education, telecommunications, fisheries, and public works.This paper takes a fresh look at the relationship between Angola and China (Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 2008)

http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080306_angolachina.pdf

(Added: Thu Mar 20 2008   Hits: 77)

Assuring development gains and poverty reduction from trade: the labour mobility and skills trade dimension [pdf]

This study examines the impact of global labor movement on trade, development and poverty reduction and asks how temporary labor mobility can be better managed to improve people's lives and to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.(UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),March 2008)

http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Download.asp?docid=9685&lang=1&intItemID=2068

(Added: Tue Apr 29 2008   Hits: 19)

Banks, pulp and people: a primer on upcoming international pulp projects

This report examines the pulp industry's current expansion plans as well as the implications of these plans for people and the environment. The report argues that pulp mills have severe impacts on biodiversity, water, land rights and livelihoods. The report provides country case studies and information on problematic pulp projects in the pipeline and it makes recommendations to financiers regarding their future role in this sector (Urgewald, 2007).

http://www.pulpmillwatch.org/media/pdf/BPP_A_FIN_2.pdf

(Added: Wed Oct 03 2007   Modified: Thu Oct 04 2007   Hits: 99)

Breakthrough in conflict diamonds battle

Venezuela on Thursday promised to combat diamond smuggling and comply with the rules of the Kimberley Process, the UN-backed initiative to curb the illegal trade in conflict diamonds (Financial Times, 14 June 2007).

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d1aacef8-1a7d-11dc-8bf0-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=8fa2c9cc-2f77-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html

(Added: Mon Jun 18 2007   Hits: 157)

China and the End of Poverty in Africa - Toward Mutual Benefit?

The focus of the report is Chinese development assistance policies, i.e. China's role as a donor to Africa. The report explores Chinese views on China's role as an important player in development policies and what responses China has to concerns expressed by external stakeholders about the increased Chinese cooperation with Africa (August 2007).

http://www.diakonia.se/documents/public/NEWS/China_and_the_end_of_poverty_in_Africa_2.pdf

(Added: Fri Sep 28 2007   Hits: 206)

Global policies for the bottom billion

In this paper Paul Collier (academic and author of the book the Bottom Billion) argues that the World's least fortunate can be helped by better trade rules, better governance and conflict resolution and prevention.

http://www.progressive-governance.net/publications/publications.aspx?id=2224

(Added: Fri Apr 11 2008   Hits: 47)

Growth, trade, integration and policy space

This paper by Duncan Green, head of research at Oxfam Great Britain argues that a review of the impact of bilateral, regional and global trade and investment agreements is urgently required to begin to tackle the current inequities in the current global trading system against some developing economies.

http://www.progressive-governance.net/publications/publications.aspx?id=2228

(Added: Fri Apr 11 2008   Hits: 30)

Human rights policies of Chinese companies: results from a survey

This report documents the human rights policies of 25 Chinese firms in a variety of sectors. The report assesses the existence of policies recognise labour and non-labour human rights when compared with the policies of other companies around the world as documented in the business recognition report (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, September 2007).

http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Ruggie-China-survey-Sep-2007.pdf

(Added: Wed Oct 03 2007   Modified: Thu Oct 04 2007   Hits: 108)

Otago 43rd Foreign Policy School

The theme of the 43rd Foreign Policy School in Dunedin will be public participation in foreign policy.The event attracts prominent international academics, journalists, diplomats, and private and public sector officials, along with interested members of the public from around the world. 20-22 June 2008.

http://www.otago.ac.nz/OtagoFPS/

(Added: Wed Mar 26 2008   Hits: 42)

Play Fair 2008

An international campaign taking place in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games to push for respect for workers' rights in China and the global sporting goods industry.

http://www.playfair.org

(Added: Wed Mar 05 2008   Hits: 56)

Supermarkets' looming threats

Major chains are taking over the food-retail business in developing countries. That will have serious implications for agriculture, because traditional methods of production and sales are put to the test. Small-scale businesses that cannot cope are in danger of being left behind. (By Rudolf Buntzel, InWent 2008)

http://www.inwent.org/ez/articles/065101/index.en.shtml

(Added: Tue Feb 05 2008   Hits: 143)

The Double Edge of Globalization

Intensified international trading affects the environment but also raises global awareness. An article discussing the pros and cons of Globalisation (Nayan Chanda, 2 July 2007).

http://www.globalenvision.org/library/8/1672/1/

(Added: Thu Dec 20 2007   Hits: 74)

WTO launches first global review of 'aid for trade

The WTO, its members and key international agencies will conduct the first global review of Aid for Trade - aimed at expanding the trade capacity of developing countries - on 20-21 November 2007 in Geneva.

http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review_e.htm

(Added: Thu Nov 15 2007   Hits: 88)