“Beyond the crisis: The future of the multilateral system” – Seminar organized by the Foundation Ramón Areces and the OECD Development Centre
Madrid, 4-5 October 2010, Article
Food Crisis, Trade & Development
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WTO Report concerning Joint Conference of CSEND and LDC Group in the WTO on Food Crisis in the LDC EN , FR
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WTO Rules and Food Crisis in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
“CSEND has organized an international conference on the Food Crisis together with the group of the Least Developed Country members of the WTO. The title of the conference was ” WTO Rules and Food Crisis in the Least Developed Countries” . The conference took place on 17th July at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Geneva. The working programme including presentations and related documents are available here.”
WTO Rules and Food Crisis in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
CSEND has organized an international conference on the Food Crisis together with the group of the Least Developed Country members of the WTO. The title of the conference was“ WTO Rules and Food Crisis in the Least Developed Countries” . The conference took place on 17th July at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Geneva. The working programme including presentations and related documents are available here.”
Csend Three Stage Model for Institutional Capacity Building
The learning architecture which bridges the individual training on trade rules to upgrade trade institutional capacities: Three stages model of CSEND (published in Capacity Development, 2003, Note by the UNCTAD Secretariat, Trade and Development Board (TD/B/50/9, TD/B/WP/168)
CSEND Three Stage Model for Institutional Capacity Building
Aif-for-Trade and EIF
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for LDCs:Time to Reconsider
Aid Effectiveness & Efficiency
CSEND has been appointed a member to the Development Finance Network (DeFiNe) of the OECD
Development Finance Network (DeFiNe)
DeFiNe is a global network of think tanks and academic establishments. Institutions belonging to DeFiNe come both from developing and OECD countries. They provide perspectives on the ongoing work themes at the OECD and help establish dialogue on development issues between OECD and non-OECD members. DeFiNes work feeds into the content of various OECD development fora.
Development policy options for India
A debate has sprung up on the Internet among economists and social scientists tracking the India story involving Jagdish Bhagwati , Amartya Sen, Martin Wolf and many others. The basic question is: Should India continued to focus exclusively on high growth or should it invest more in social programmes as well. In regard to development strategy, should trade and economic policy have the upper hand over social and political policy- or a mix of both with different time frames and priorities. At issue are the need to reduce high levels of poverty and equally high level of inequality.
Doha stalemate: Implications and ways forward”, CSEND Policy Brief, Geneva, August 2011
The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) launched in 2001was supposed to achieve further trade liberalisation while at the same time taking into account the needs of developing countries. Ten years have passed since its inception. No end of the Round is in sight and the possibility of a full failure looms in the background.
This policy note addresses the following questions: Why does the DDA seem to evolve towards failure? What could be done to rescue the Doha Round?
Rethinking Trade in Education Services: A Wake-Up Call for Trade Negotiators
Education plays a crucial role in fostering personal and social development, as well as economic growth. Government policies play a dominant role in this sector. Over time, trade in education services, particularly at the tertiary level, have been growing in importance. Driving factors include a combination of demographic changes, technological developments, national development goals, and governmental reforms to the funding and provision of higher education. The educational market has grown in size with more exporters entering the field to satisfy growing demand worldwide. The education sector today truly operates in a global context with institutions, programmes, and people supplying services across borders at an unprecedented scale.