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Revisiting the “Cotton Problem”—A Comparative Analysis of Cotton Reforms in sub-Saharan Africa
The cotton sector has been among the most regulated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and still largely is in West and Central Africa (WCA), despite...
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Russia in the WTO: Unriddling the Mystery of Russia’s Trade Policy
By: Fredrik ErixonAfter almost two decades of accession negotiations, Russia was invited in mid-December last year to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This was...
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What Power Shift to China?
Tags: ChinaAs the west struggles under the double burden of anaemic growth and massive debt, the belief has become common that power is shifting to China. But...
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How Can Greece Leave the Euro?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceThere are fifty ways to leave your lover, according to the song, but only two ways for Greece to leave the Euro. Nothing less than the survival of...
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Trade and Development at the Crossroads?
Research Areas: Africa EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Roderick AbbottThis paper seeks to look at EU Trade and Development policies which seem to be at a crucial moment - crucial in the sense of the point at which the...
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Please Make Spain Austere, But Not Just Yet!
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Fredrik ErixonSpain is on the brink of another wave of profound market distrust. It is about to enter a depressionary cycle while serious doubts remain about it...
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Who should Lead the World Bank?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonWho is the best candidate to lead the World Bank? I don’t know. What I do know, however, is that the process for selecting a new World Bank chief...
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The International Services Agreement (ISA) – From the European Vantage Point
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityServices liberalisation has perhaps suffered from the deadlock of the WTO more than any other area of trade. As the discussions of a potential...