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Trade Policy in Asia
Trade policy in Asia is dangerously unbalanced. It rests on a shaky leg of discriminatory bilateral and regional FTAs. Its other WTO leg has gone...
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Assessing the EC Trade Policy in Goods
The recent shift in European trade policy to negotiate bilateral agreements with no less than 24 countries is taking Europe into dangerous waters....
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Coping with Trade Liberalisation Adjustments
With the prospect of further trade liberalisation the question for developing and vulnerable countries of how best to manage the adjustment process...
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Intellectual Property Rights, Pharmaceuticals and Foreign Direct Investment
In response to the challenges and opportunities of globalisation, the pharmaceutical sector has evolved to become one of the most dynamic and...
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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...
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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,...
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FTAs and the Prospects for Regional Integration in Asia
Trade policy in Asia has switched from non-discriminatory unilateral liberalisation, reinforced by GATT/WTO commitments, to discriminatory FTAs....
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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...
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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...