Archive for December, 2006
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
Because Trade Legislation Sunshine Clauses *Can* Be Exciting
In my last post, I talked about the Africa Commission’s proposals for preference agreements, that give selected developing countries access to selected rich-world markets on a country-by-country basis. The Commission praises the US for loosening its agriculture preferences so that poor countries can export clothing they’ve manufactured to the US without punitive tarrifs - even if […]
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Thursday, December 7th, 2006
Trade: rich countries’ responsibilities*
The discussion of how economic growth can help Africans out of poverty has often become a row between those who focus on the steps Africans and their governments can take to improve growth rates, and those who focus on the steps rich countries must take. As we saw last time, the Report of the Commission […]

