Making Global Trade Work for PeopleEarthscan, 2003 - 341 pages The world's trade regime is promoted by international agencies and most governments as the best way to lift the poor out of poverty and achieve sustainable development. But does it contribute to human development or not? This reassessment looks in detail at the way it has worked under the GATT and under the World Trade Organization, and analyses how it is working and how it can be improved. The book aims to make major contribution to the debates surrounding globalization and the impact of trade on the poor, on social stability and on the environment. It is intended to provide a benchmark for future policy discussion and analysis. |
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Page 113
... transnational companies buy , ship and mill grain , then feed it to livestock or turn it into cereal , often crossing several national borders in the process . In the US , for example , 60 per cent of terminal grain handling facilities ...
... transnational companies buy , ship and mill grain , then feed it to livestock or turn it into cereal , often crossing several national borders in the process . In the US , for example , 60 per cent of terminal grain handling facilities ...
Page 239
... transnational corporations . Local content requirements can also be a necessary response to vertically integrated transnational corporations that dominate the market . For example , the electronics industry derives little local content ...
... transnational corporations . Local content requirements can also be a necessary response to vertically integrated transnational corporations that dominate the market . For example , the electronics industry derives little local content ...
Page 293
... transnational corporations , while at the same time denying such merger opportunities to foreign transnational corpo- rations . But this would violate the WTO's national treatment principle ( Singh , 2002 ) . It could also bring cross ...
... transnational corporations , while at the same time denying such merger opportunities to foreign transnational corpo- rations . But this would violate the WTO's national treatment principle ( Singh , 2002 ) . It could also bring cross ...
Contents
OVERVIEW MAKING GLOBAL TRADE WORK FOR PEOPLE | 1 |
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE | 21 |
FIGURES | 26 |
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