THIRD
WORLD NETWORK'S PAPERS AND REPORTS
THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AND ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IMPACT, POLICY RESPONSE AND MEDIUM-TERM PROSPECTS (JUL 2010)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: THE CASE OF MALAYSIA (JUL 2010)
by Goh Soo Khoon & Michael Lim Mah-Hui
THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE CHINESE ECONOMY AND CHINA'S POLICY RESPONSES (JUN 2010)
by Yu Yongding
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION AND THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON SINGAPORE (MAY 2010)
by Michael Lim Mah-Hui & Jaya Maru
THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL ON THE PHILIPPINES: NATIONAL RESPONSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS (MAY 2010)
by Joseph Anthony Lim
STANDING IN THE WAY OF DEVELOPMENT? A CRITICAL SURVEY OF THE IMF'S CRISIS RESPONSE IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES (APRIL 2010)
by Elisa Van Waeyenberge, Hannah Bargawi & Terry McKinley
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) A Eurodad and Third World Network Report in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation
PAKISTAN: CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT OF THE 2008 ECONOMIC CRISIS (MAR 2010)
by Irfan ul Haque
THE GLOBAL CRISIS AND THE TURKISH ECONOMY (JAN 2010)
by Ercan Uygur
THE POST-CRISIS CHANGES IN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN KOREA:
PROBLEMS OF NEOLIBERAL RESTRUCTURING AND FINANCIAL OPENING
AFTER 1997 (JAN 2010)
by Kang-Kook Lee
FRUITS OF THE CRISIS: LEVERAGING THE FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC CRISIS OF 2008-2009 TO SECURE NEW RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM THE GLOBAL RESERVE SYSTEM (JANUARY 2010)
by Soren Ambrose & Bhumika Muchhala
THE COSTS OF 'COUPLING': THE GLOBAL CRISIS AND THE INDIAN ECONOMY (DEC 2009)
by C. P. Chandrasekhar
BENEFITS OF EXPORT TAXES: PRELIMINARY PAPER (SEPT 2009)
by TWN
FINANCIAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL FLOWS: THE CASE OF MALAYSIA (MAY 2009)
by Martin Khor
THE IMFS FINANCIAL CRISIS LOANS: NO CHANGE IN CONDITIONALITIES (MARCH 2009)
IMF FINANCIAL CRISIS LOANS (MARCH 2009)
THE MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL FLOWS AND FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY IN ASIA (MARCH 2009)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
PRELIMINARY NOTE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS AND TRADE AND INVESTMENT TREATIES (MARCH 2009)
HOT MONEY AND CAPITAL CONTROLS IN THAILAND (FEBRUARY 2009)
by Thawatchai Jittrapanun & Suthy Prasartset
EU EPAS: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS: THE CASE OF THE CARIFORUM-EC ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (FEBRUARY 2009)
THE MANAGEMENT OF CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL FLOWS AND MACROECONOMIC STABILITY IN CHINA (JANUARY 2009)
by Yu Yongding
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION AND THE NEW DYNAMICS OF GROWTH IN INDIA (JANUARY 2009)
by C P Chandrasekhar
ANALYSIS OF THE NEW WTO AGRICULTURE, NAMA TEXTS OF 6 DECEMBER 2008 (DECEMBER 2008)
by Martin Khor
BILATERAL AND REGIONAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: SOME CRITICAL ELEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS (SEPTEMBER 2008)
by Martin Khor
FOOD CRISIS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (JUNE 2008)
by Martin Khor
NO ADDITIONALITY, NEW CONDITIONALITY: A CRITIQUE OF THE WORLD BANK'S CLIMATE INVESTMENT FUNDS (MAY 2008)
by Celine Tan
THE CURRENT GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL AND ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (FULL TEXT) (MAY 2008)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
ANALYSIS OF THE SSM TEXT OF THE CHAIRS AGRICULTURE MODALITIES PAPER OF 19 MAY 2008 (MAY 2008)
by Martin Khor
THE CURRENT GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL AND ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (SUMMARY) (APRIL 2008)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
SOME KEY ISSUES FOR THE POST-BALI CLIMATE PROCESS (FEBRUARY 2008)
by Martin Khor
MANAGING FINANCIAL INSTABILITY IN EMERGING MARKETS: A KEYNESIAN PERSPECTIVE (FEBRUARY 2008)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
THE WTO'S DOHA NEGOTIATIONS: AN ASSESSMENT (DECEMBER 2007)
by Bhagirath Lal Das
THE IMPORTANCE OF A SPECIAL SAFEGUARD MECHANISM IN AGRICULTURE AT THE WTO FOR THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (DECEMBER 2007)
by Martin Khor
THE RECENT WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTATIONS: DOMESTIC SUPPORT (DECEMBER 2007)
by Martin Khor
COMMENT ON THE AGRICULTURE CHAIR'S DRAFT TEXT OF 17 JULY 2007 IN RELATION TO MARKET ACCESS (DECEMBER 2007)
by Martin Khor
THE UNEQUAL EXCHANGE IN THE DOHA NEGOTIATIONS (DECEMBER 2007)
by Martin Khor
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (DECEMBER 2007)
by Sanya Reid Smith
GLOBAL RULES AND MARKETS: CONSTRAINTS OVER POLICY AUTONOMY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (2007)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
UNMASKING THE NEW GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA: MOTIVES, PLAYERS AND DYNAMICS
by Elenita C. Daño
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES CRUCIAL FOR POST-2012 CLIMATE REGIME (SEPTEMBER 2007)
by Martin Khor
PROPOSED MALAYSIA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (MUFTA): IMPLICATIONS FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (FEBRUARY 2007)
by TWN
PATENTS, COMPULSORY LICENSE AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES: SOME
RECENT EXPERIENCES (FEBRUARY 2007)
by Martin Khor
THE INVESTMENT ISSUE IN TRADE AGREEMENTS: A DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE
(NOVEMBER 2006)
by Martin Khor
THE WTO'S DOHA NEGOTIATIONS AND IMPASSE: A DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE
(NOVEMBER 2006)
by Martin Khor
THE IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION AND LIBERALISATION ON AGRICULTURE
AND SMALL FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF THE PHILIPPINES
by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Ruth Sidchogan-Batani and
Jim Maza
LIBERALIZATION AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE MARKET: A SURVEY
OF SOME EXPERIENCES OF RURAL PRODUCERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
by Meenakshi Raman
GLOBALISATION, LIBERALISATION, AND PROTECTIONISM: THE GLOBAL
FRAMEWORK AFFECTING RURAL PRODUCERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
by Martin Khor
THE IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION AND LIBERALISATION ON AGRICULTURE
AND SMALL FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE EXPERIENCE OF
GHANA
by Martin Khor with the assistance of Tetteh Hormeku
WHICH
ENERGY?
2006 Institute of Science in Society
Energy Report
by Mae-Wan Ho, Peter Bunyard, Peter Saunders, Elizabeth Bravo,
Rhen Gala
IMBALANCES IN THE HONG KONG MINISTERIAL OUTCOME
by Bhagirath Lal Das
FROM
LIBERALIZATION TO INVESTMENT AND JOBS: LOST IN TRANSLATION (2006)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
REFORMING
THE IMF: BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD (2006)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
A
DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT WTO NEGOTIATIONS
TWN
Analysis of the WTO's Draft Ministerial Text for Hong Kong
NON-ARGICULTURAL
MARKET ACCESS (NAMA) TALKS THREATEN DEVELOPMENT
Joint
NGO Briefing Paper
Six reasons
why a fundamentally different approach is needed
IMPORTS
BY AND EXPORTS TO COUNTRIES WITH INSUFFICIENT OR NO MANUFACTURING
CAPACITIES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
A Guide by the Third World Network
Supplement to the "Manual on Good Pratices in Public-Health-Sensitive
Policy Measures and Patent Laws"
THE
"SINGAPORE ISSUES" IN THE WTO: IMPLICATIONS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
by Martin Khor
BILATERAL/REGIONAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: AN OUTLINE OF ELEMENTS,
NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS
by Martin Khor
IMPLICATIONS OF SOME WTO RULES ON THE REALISATION OF THE MDGS
by Martin Khor
THE MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL-ECONOMIC CRISIS MANAGEMENT:
AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE IMF-STYLE APPROACH
by Martin Khor
When it faced a financial
crisis in 1997-98, Malaysian adopted an "unorthodox" policy
package including fixing the exchange rate, selective capital
controls, lowering interest rates and expanding public spending.
This paper examines the Malaysian model, which was seen as alternative
to IMF-type policies.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT
by Martin Khor
This paper examines
the relation of intellectual property (IP) with monopoly and
competition, in the development context. It considers the effects
of IP in the special situation of developing countries. It was
presented at a seminar organized by the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) in May 2005.
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM AND RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WTO
by Martin Khor
THE COMMODITIES CRISIS AND THE GLOBAL TRADE IN AGRICULTURE:
PROBLEMS AND PROPOSALS
by Martin Khor
THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON INDUSTRIAL
TARIFFS: WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (2005)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
TRADE,
GROWTH AND INDUSTRIALIZATION: ISSUES, EXPERIENCES
AND POLICY CHALLENGES (2005)
by Yilmaz Akyüz
"EUROPE IN A GLOBALISED WORLD: A VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE" (NOV 2002)
by Yin Shao Loong
MANUAL ON GOOD PRACTICES IN PUBLIC-HEALTH-SENSITIVE POLICY MEASURES
AND PATENT LAWS
Click
here for the full manual
The
Multilateral Trading System: A Development Perspective
A Third World Network Report produced for the UNDP
The Third World Network has recently produced a detailed report
on the WTO and the multilateral trading system, which was commissioned
by the UN Development Programme, as one of three papers that
will input into the UNDP's own trade policy paper (which is
under preparation).
The
TWN report has 8 parts: an executive summary, six chapters (describing
trade policy, evolution of the system, its operations, problems
facing developing countries, proposals on specific issues, and
proposals for the longer term), and a Postcript on the Doha
Ministerial Conference.
Read
this assessment of the WTO from a development perspective:
TWN
PAPER: The WTO, the post-Doha
agenda and the future of the trade system
by Martin Khor
This paper was presented by TWN Director Martin Khor
at a seminar on WTO held at the annual meeting of the Asian
Development Bank held in Shanghai, China on 10 May 2002.
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