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The Doha Negotiations on Trade in Goods: A European Perspective
The note reviews the basic market access issues in the Doha negotiations on trade in goods from an European perspective. First, it shows that some...
Emerging on the European Policy Radar: The Voluntary Sector
The voluntary sector, also known as “civil society” or the “third sector”, makes an important contribution to nearly every field of social...
Debt Relief and Changing Governance Structures in Developing Countries
In this paper we empirically discuss the question whether or not debt relief in the past fifteen years has been economically rational. Analysing the...
Better Regulation in Europe – Current Legal Problems
“Better Regulation” is afoot in Europe. After several transatlantic conflicts over regulatory topics such as the precautionary principle,...
Taking Advantage of the Non-profit Sector’s Potential: Policy Priorities
This brief identifies the main priorities for public policy if European societies are to take advantage of the potential for the non-profit sector to...
Mobilizing Retired People in Ageing Societies on a Voluntary Basis
The rapidly increasing population of older retired people in Europe, largely financially secure and often in good health, should be recognized as a...
Trade Preferences to Small Developing Countries and the Welfare Costs of Lost Multilateral Liberalization
The proliferation of preferential trade liberalization over the last 20 years has raised the question of whether it slows down multilateral trade...
After the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting: What is at stake?
The WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong in December 2005 made some progress in advancing the Doha Development Agenda. But much remains to be done,...