CONTENTS PAGE: Third World Economics No. 521 (16-31 May 2012)

CURRENT REPORTS

• WTO General Council takes up global value chains, Lamy’s panel
• Global food prices remain at high levels – FAO
• Greek, French elections sound death knell for austerity
• IMF policies crippling the Jamaican  economy
• A timely opportunity to prevent sovereign debt crises
• UN fails to finalize Rio+20 plan on sustainable future
• Multinationals win big in battle against investment regulation