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DG Trade civil society dialogue meeting: The EC is a soft power?
According to the European Commission (EC), Hong Kong was a “relative success”. It was important after the failure of Cancun for the WTO membership to take the necessary steps to make Hong Kong succeed. However, the DG Trade representative stated that the EC did not get as much out of Hong Kong as it had wanted.
WTO Meeting in Hong Kong: What's in it for Women?
Last month, the countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met in Hong Kong from December 13-18, 2005 to revitalize and push forward the ‘Doha round’ of trade talks. Their challenge was to ensure that the needs of developing countries were kept at the core of the negotiating agenda, as was promised at the beginning of the round in 2001. After Hong Kong, most issues remain unresolved, and negotiations will continue through 2006.
Impacts of Privatization and Trade Liberalization on Women in Georgia
Liberalization of the world economy creates new opportunities to take full advantage of the market economy. The trade policies of national governments and the activities of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) have a significance influence on the economic and social development in the world. The modern global marketplace is characterized by a high degree of monopolization. It is very difficult for the developing countries to access these markets.
Gender Effects of Globalisation on the Serbian Economy: The Case of the Clothing Industry ‘Novitet’
Neoclassical interpretations of globalisation mainly focus on the changes on the market and in the state and on their mutual relationship. In terms of trade, globalisation operates as trade liberalization, grounded in the ideology of free trade and the theory of comparative advantage. Thus, powerful international institutions such as IMF and the World Bank argue that reducing all barriers to trade in goods and services between countries will have positive economic effects on the development of countries and, therefore, will yield better living standards for the majority of their populations.
Civil Society Protest in Geneva Against the WTO Corporate Agenda
Hundreds of civil society trade campaigners from around the world gathered on 27-29 July in Geneva during the WTO's General Council meeting. After the so-called July framework was agreed in Geneva last year, campaigners had decided to be in Geneva in July while the negotiations were taking place, to prevent a bad deal from being signed by developing countries.
Women‘s Rights, the World Trade Organization and International Trade Policy
The trade policies of national governments and the activities of the World Trade Organization (”WTO“) have important ramifications for economic and social development throughout the world. This primer describes the WTO and the relationship between trade policies and gender, and concludes with an agenda for action.
Gender and Trade Indicators
Although we know that women are the majority of the poor and low skilled workers, there is very little known on the impact of globalisation on women. Partly this is because of a lack of gender disaggregated data in trade statistics, and partly because of a lack of gender awareness in economic analyses and models. In particular, the blind spot for the unpaid care economy prevents the study of links between trade and unpaid labour. WIDE therefore has developed a tool that will help to understand, measure and monitor the relationship between trade and gender. This tool consists of three sets of indicators, which can be applied to any trading relationship between countries or trade blocks.
Many Good Reasons for Women to be Against GATS
No doubt, the public sector must be reformed, as often it is inefficient, sick and corrupt and unable to guarantee basic rights and the provision of basic services to all members of society. But GATS and privatisation are not the right path to follow. We must look for alternatives and re-invent social thinking and solidarity. But for this we do not need any GATS.
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