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Briefing note

A Matter of Political Will: How the European Union can maintain market access for African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in the absence of Economic Partnership Agreements

27/04/2007

1 documents

21 pages long

Languages: English

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The European Commission has threatened 76 of the world’s poorest countries with lower access to the EU market – if they fail to sign new trade deals known as Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) by the end of 2007, when their current market access preferences expire. But the threats are not justified: in the event that […]

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Journal article

The production and marketing of sustainable forest products: chewing gum in Mexico

01/04/2007

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Natural chewing gum (chicle) represents just 3.5 per cent of the total chewing-gum market, which is dominated by synthetic chewing gum made from hydrocarbons. However, recent interest in sustainable livelihood strategies has opened up opportunities for enlarging chicle commercialisation for what is still a small, niche market. The production of chicle can serve to strengthen […]

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Journal article

Corporate wealth or public health? WTO/TRIPS flexibilities and access to HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drugs by developing countries

01/04/2007

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Between 1994 and 2003, the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement of the WTO was refined to allow for flexibilities in the use of compulsory licences to import and export ‘generic’ varieties of pharmaceutical products, including ARV drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. After summarising this process, and assessing its implications in practice […]

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Briefing paper

All Costs, No Benefits: How TRIPS plus intellectual property rules in the US-Jordan FTA affect access to medicines

21/03/2007

4 documents

37 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The USA continues to impose TRIPS-plus rules on developing countries, thus preventing poor people from accessing inexpensive, generic medicines. Jordan was required under the terms of its WTO accession package and its free trade agreement (FTA) with the USA to introduce TRIPS-plus rules. Medicine prices have increased drastically, and TRIPS-plus rules were partly responsible for […]

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Case study

The effect of the free trade agreement with the US on cotton farmers in Peri: Cotton is No Longer ‘White Gold’

20/03/2007

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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Agriculture employs nearly a quarter of the people in Peru, and cotton is a major crop. The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the US and Peru threatens the livelihoods of thousands of cotton farmers in Peru. If the agreement comes into force more heavily subsidised US cotton will flood the Peruvian market, pushing down […]

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Briefing paper

Pricing Farmers out of Cotton: The costs of World Bank reforms in Mali

15/03/2007

3 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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With global trade talks stalled at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), rich-country cotton subsidies remain unabated, hurting poor cotton farmers. World Bank led reforms to privatise the Malian cotton sector, including the adoption of a new price- setting mechanism, are further exacerbating the dire conditions in cotton-producing communities. A minimum level of price stability is […]

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Briefing note

Seeking Common Grounds: Analysis of the draft proposals for the international coffee agreement

17/01/2007

3 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The International Coffee Agreement (ICA) establishes the only dedicated intergovernmental forum for coffee-related matters: the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The ICO brings together various stakeholders-including coffee-importing and coffee-exporting countries, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)-to discuss, negotiate, and cooperate on shared strategies and policies regarding the global coffee economy.

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Briefing paper

Patents Versus Patients: Five years after the Doha Declaration

14/11/2006

8 documents

Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish

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Five years ago, members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) signed a ministerial agreement to ensure that intellectual property rules would no longer obstruct developing countries’ efforts to protect public health. Since then, however, little has changed. Patented medicines continue to be priced out of reach for the world’s poorest people. Trade rules remain a […]

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Briefing paper

Arms Without Borders: Why a globalised trade needs global control

01/10/2006

5 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Globalisation has changed the arms trade. Arms companies, operating from an increasing number of locations, now source components from across the world. Their products are often assembled in countries with lax controls on where they end up. Too easily, weapons get into the wrong hands. Each year, at least a third of a million people […]

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Briefing note

India and the Arms Trade Treaty

01/09/2006

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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The international arms trade is out of control. A thousand people die every day because of armed violence, and many more are seriously injured. Many of the victims are women and children. In India alone, 12 people die from armed violence every day. This paper sets out why the Indian government should heed the call […]

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