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Trade & investment

Future trade research areas that matter to developing country policymakers

This collection of papers was presented at the Post-Doha Research Agenda for Developing Countries with an objective to identify important areas for trade policymaking in developing and least developed countries. (UNESCAP: 2006) More info >>

World Trade Report 2007: Six decades of multilateral trade cooperation: what have we learnt?

This 2007 World Trade Report reviews the history, achievements and impacts of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the last 60 years. (World Trade Organisation: 2007) More info >>

Making trade policy in a new democracy after a deep crisis: Indonesia

This paper examines the recent political economy of trade policy in Indonesia, against the backdrop of the economic crisis of 1997-98 and the associated political changes during and following this period. (Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies: January 2007) More info >>

The new international architecture in trade and investment: current status and implications

This APEC paper investigates the move away from traditional WTO trade frameworks by APEC members. It also aims to deepen the understanding of emerging trends and increase the technical capacity of stakeholders who are preparing to engage in these new trends. (APEC: March 2007) More info >>

Strengthening Capacity for Development

Guidelines on capacity development for trade in the new global context prepared by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). (OECD: 2001) More info >>

Globalization and the environment: why all the fuss?

The relationship between globalisation and environmental policies is explored in this paper. (NELLCO: January 2007) More info >>

Policy space: are WTO rules preventing development?

This paper looks at the restrictive effects of trade agreements on developing country policies, focusing on tariffs, TRIPs and investment. (ODI: January 2007) More info >>

Making trade agreements relevant for poor countries: why dispute settlement is not enough

This paper examines the political and economic causes of the failure to challenge poor countries when they do not achieve their trade agreement commitments, and discusses the external implications of this failure. (The Brookings Institute: February 2007) More info >>

Power shift: do we need better global economic institutions?

This report examines why the world needs institutions to manage trade, money and development assistance. It assesses how well the World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are currently performing, and suggests how they could be made more effective. (Institute for Public Policy Research: January 2007) More info >>

The future of Fair Trade coffee: dilemmas facing Latin America's small-scale producers

This study explores some of the dilemmas facing the Fair Trade movement as it seeks to broaden and deepen its impact among the rural poor of Latin America's coffee sector. (Development in Practice Journal: 2006) More info >>

Asia-Pacific human development report 2006 - trade on human terms

The 2006 issue of the Asia-Pacific Human Development Report looks how trade and its benefits can be better harnessed to support human development in the region. (UNDP Regional Centre, Colombo: 2006) More info >>

Case studies on managing the challenges of WTO participation

This series case studies illustrates how governments, business and civil society manage their country's participation in the World Trade Organisation. (World Trade Organisation) More info >>

Remittances and labour mobility in the Pacific

Examines the current discussions about labour market access and seasonal work schemes, and analyses the debate over remittances, migration and development in the Pacific. (Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology: April 2006) More info >>

Trade liberalisation and the environment in Vietnam

Analyses Vietnam's shift in trading and investment patterns focusing on the environmental implications. (World Bank: 2006) More info >>

Practical guide to the TRIPS agreement

This guide provides background and technical information on the main issues relating to the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). (UNCTAD: 2005) More info >>

Trade and environment review 2006

This report gives a comprehensive analysis of environmental and related health requirements and their impact on trade and market access for developing countries. (UNCTAD: 2006) More info >>

Gender and trade

This report looks at the role of gender as a key factor in the relationship between trade, growth and development. (BRIDGE Program, Institute for Development Studies: 2006) More info >>

Agricultural trade policy made easy

A booklet that aims to help policy makers and the public better understand the concepts behind agricultural trade policy. (The Centre for International Economics: 2005) More info >>

South-south trade Â– winning from liberalisation

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) reviews the trends and implications associated with the lowering of trade barriers and the growing flows of trade between developing countries (south-south). (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: 2004) More info >>

The Australian APEC Study Centre

The Centre promotes greater Australian involvement and awareness of APEC, through events, publications, web resources and literature collections. (Monash University) More info >>

Open economies delivering to people

A review of the role of APEC in contributing to regional integration, more open trade and investment, and improved social outcomes. (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government) More info >>

Doha development agenda trade capacity building database

A database providing information on trade-related technical assistance and capacity building projects. (World Trade Organisation) More info >>

Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT)

A regional network aiming to build the amount and quality of relevant trade research in the Asia-Pacific region. (ARTNeT) More info >>

Trade, development and poverty reduction

Factsheets that aim to increase understanding of Australia's trade and aid policies, addressing commonly held misconceptions about the role of trade. (AusAID: 2003) More info >>

Globalisation & poverty: Turning the corner

Globalisation - in the form of increased economic integration through trade and investment - is an important reason why much progress has been made in reducing poverty and global inequality over recent decades. However, good national policies, sound institutions and domestic political stability also matter. (AusAID / Centre for International Economics: October 2001) More info >>

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