International Trade Law Monitor
Droit international public Post-conference developments Diplomatic Conference (June-July 1998, Rome, Italy) International Trade Law Codification, Development and Promotion.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS (from US EMBASSY )
Robert E. B. Lucas
International Labor Migration in a Globalizing Economy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Web posted October 24, 2008 – 32 pages
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/international_migration_globalizing_economy.pdf
As globalization spread dramatically over the last twenty years, migration expanded less rapidly than either trade or foreign investment. Nonetheless, the migration remains contentious, often being blamed for income stagnation, even as some economists praise it as the fastest route to raising world incomes. Money sent by migrants to their home countries can promote rapid growth in developing regions, and the withdrawal of laborers can induce higher wages or less underemployment for those left behind. However, the flow of money can dry up quickly and unexpectedly, as has happened recently in Mexico.
U.S.—China Economic Dialogue: In Need of Tough Love
The Heritage Foundation – Backgrounder – October 21, 2008 – 15 pages
http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/upload/bg_2200.pdf
“The end of 2008 could be a momentous time for Sino–American commercial relations. A new U.S. President will take the reins just after the 30th anniversary of China's market reforms. Natural attention is being given to what the new President plans for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and other elements of the economic relationship.”
Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian
Multilateralism beyond Doha
The Peterson Institute – Working Paper – October 2008 - 30 pages
http://www.petersoninstitute.org/publications/wp/wp08-8.pdf
“A fundamental shift is taking place in the world economy to which the multilateral trading system has failed to adapt. The Doha process focused on issues of limited significance while the burning issues of the day were not even on the negotiating agenda. This paper advances five propositions: (1) the traditional negotiating dynamic, driven by private-sector interests largely in the rich countries, is running out of steam; (2) the world economy is moving broadly from conditions of relative abundance to relative scarcity, and so economic security has become a paramount concern for consumers, workers, and ordinary citizens; (3) international economic integration can contribute to enhanced security; (4) addressing these new concerns—relating to food, energy, and economic security—requires a wider agenda of multilateral cooperation, involving not just the World Trade Organization but other multilateral institutions as well; and (5) despite shifts in economic power across countries, the commonality of interests and scope for give-and-take on these new issues make multilateral cooperation worth attempting.”
Nicholas Eberstadt, Carol C. Adelman
Foreign Aid: What Works and What Doesn't Print Mail
American Enterprise Institute – Development Policy Outlook – October 2008
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.28842,filter.all/pub_detail.asp
“Today, the U.S. government's development aid constitutes just 12 percent of total U.S. financial flows to developing countries.[7] It is time to give serious thought to making these expenditures work more effectively. What matters here is less a redrawing of organization charts than a serious focus on how these dollars are delivered and whether they are responding to local ideas and actually reaching partners with stakes in the outcome of the investments. A new business model for foreign aid is the main hope--and perhaps the only hope--for fixing a broken foreign aid system.” |
