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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"international trade agreements"”.
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International trade agreements.
In recent years, the use of the mode of regional trade liberalisation has proliferated, while the multilateral talks through the WTO have proceeded slowly, resulting in a debate on the role of bilateral and multilateral trade liberalisation. This thesis aims to provide new insights to this debate …
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Essays on International Trade Agreements Under Monopolistic Competition
… consists of three essays exploring how trade models with monopolistic competition can help us understand and evaluate the history of domestic policy coordination in the multilateral trading system. Relative to perfect competition, imperfect competition gives rise to new cross-border …
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Invocation of international trade agreements by private parties before domestic courts : a Namibian perspective
… private parties have locus standi to invoke international trade agreements through Namibian courts. The study investigates how effective domestic courts are in adjudicating on matters pertaining to international trade law in Namibia and within other jurisdictions such as regional economic …
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Exploring the legal means of enhancing access to essential medicines in South Africa
… must comply with South African patent law and international obligations under the TRIPS agreement. However, the prices of patented and/or branded drugs supplied by the manufacturers may prevent equitable access to necessary drugs for South Africans. Recent international trade agreements and the …
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Sustainable Development of Small-Scale Fisheries and the Need for Strong Measures to Protect Small-Scale Fisheries in International Trade Law
… subsidies are now the subject of several large international trade agreements and negotiations. While this is a laudable and necessary goal, the binding nature and robust enforcement mechanisms of trade agreements make it imperative that small-scale fisheries are protected and provided for in …
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Europe divided but united : institutional integration and E.C.-U.S. trade negotiations since 1962
… (EC) has reshaped power relations in the international arena and influenced the nature of the world political economy through its role in international trade negotiations. From the inception of the EC, its constituent member states have delegated their authority to negotiate international …
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Understanding developing countries' capacities to negotiate effective trade agreements : Colombia
… the asymmetric context of power and the international and domestic context) for developing countries in negotiating international trade agreements with the US. By articulating key components of the negotiation theory with personal experience of economic diplomacy and illustrating them …
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Trade and the environment : a case study of the South African iron and steel industry
The aim of this dissertation is to analyse the trade and sustainable linkages in industry, using the South African iron and steel industry as a case study. That particular sector has been chosen because of its importance to the South African economy, and its vulnerability to trade measures. The …
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Essays on asset market and differential information economies
… by placing restrictions on the possible future trades of individuals. In this way fully optimal allocations can be reached only through sequential trades. This thesis is focused on the cooperative approach to incomplete asset markets and differential information economies. In brief, the thesis …
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Trade Shocks and Trade Policy: Firm Export Behaviour and Competition in International Markets
This dissertation explores the effects of international trade policy cooperation on firm export behaviour and competition in international markets. It is motivated by three facts. First, firms are increasingly exposed to international trade. World trade has grown by an average of 5% over the last …
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An examination of the intellectual property regimes in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states and a series of recommendations to develop an integrated approach to intellectual property rights
… The first perspective addresses the international demand for higher standards of intellectual property protection in the GCC states. The second perspective defines intellectual property within the laws of Islam and explores the relationship between Islam and intellectual property. The …