European economic integration has gathered new momentum since Member States of the European Community (EC) signed the Single European Act in February 1986 aimed at creating a region with no internal frontiers and with free movement of goods and services, capital, labour and the professions by the end of the year 1992. Since then, numerous decisions have been made by EC heads of governments, the…
This book contains about: 1. Regional assessment of the Uruguay round: Implications for the private sector 2. Regional initiatives for investment cooperation in the Pacific region 3. Issues in regional trade liberalization 4. New issues in GATT.
This book contains about: 1. Trade and environment: Strengthening complementarities 2. Trade and environment: How real is the debate? 3. Breaking the deadlock: A positive agenda on trade, environment, and development 4. The WTO dispute settlement system etc.
Over the last fifteen years there have been dramatic increases in both private and public intervention in international trade. Traditional barriers to market-based trade such as commodity cartels and tariffs have been augmented by new developments such as the rise of regional trade blocs and the growth of intra-firm trade. This book argues that these changes are large and persistent enough to h…
This report brings together in printed form the essential content of the series of seminars which formed phase 2 of a project 'Transfer of technology and promotion of demand: zinc die casting'. This project was financed by the Common Fund for Commodities and supervised by the international Lead Zinc Study Group. The aim was to train technologists from selected developing countries to take advan…
This book contains: 1. Global review of coconut lethal yellowing and similar cononut diseases associated with phytoplasma 2. Coconut global research for development progamme 3. Update on CLY research 4. Pathogen and epidemiology 5. Vectors Etc.
The workshop discussed the major constraints to the provision of agricultural input credit and made recommendations for restructuring and re-launching the sector. The constraints could be classified into four major categories depending on the perceived source of the problem: (a) Effects of poor planning and implementation of trade liberalization,, (b) The attitude of financial institutions tow…
This book contains: 1. Boom years and buildup of Vulnerabilities: 1992-98 2. Downturn and deeping depression: 1998-2000 3. Crisis: 2001 4. Aftermath: 2002 5. Role of the IMF
This book contains about: 1. Developments in the Uruguay round negotiations on trade in services 2. Services, trade and development 3. Women in service: Asian context 4. Trade in services in Malaysia: Construction and engineering, and medical services etc.
This book contains about: 1. Strengthening service sectors in Asia and the Pacific: An overview 2. Professional business services in ASEAN and the Uruguay round trade negotiations 3. Computer software and computer services in five Asian countries etc.