Database of publications / Signing away the future: How trade and investment agreements between rich and poor countries undermine development

This briefing paper argues that trade and investment are essential for development, and the imbalances that characterise and distort global trade and investment rules must be addressed as a matter of urgency. The paper outlines a number of the negative impacts of the aforementioned regional agreements that are deemed to disfigure global trade. Author: Jones, E. Produced by: Oxfam (2007)

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