Natural resources account for 20 per cent of global merchandise trade, and have a number of distinctive features. Prices are volatile; resources dominate many countries’ exports, and are of vital importance for importers. They carry large rents, the distribution of which depends on world...

The debate on development strategies in Latin America has been strongly influenced by two concepts in the literature of economics: first, by the hypothesis that a rich natural resource endowment can negatively affect development (“the natural resource curse”), and second, the empirical...

It is often argued that the current pattern of ‘complementary’ Trans-Pacific economic cooperation between East Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is not sustainable in terms of trade and investment. Typically LAC economies export low value-added commodities to Asia-Pacific in...

Natural resources account for 20 per cent of global merchandise trade, and have a number of distinctive features. Prices are volatile; resources dominate many countries’ exports, and are of vital importance for importers. They carry large rents, the distribution of which depends on world...

The book describes the intellectual roots of the trading system, membership of the WTO and the growth of the Geneva trade community, trade negotiations and the development of coalitions among the membership, and the WTO’s relations with other international organizations and civil society. Also...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is often accused of, at best, not paying enough attention to human rights or, at worst, facilitating and perpetuating human rights abuses. This book weighs these criticisms and examines their validity, incorporating legal arguments as well as some economic and...

"This book contributes an original theory to understanding human rights and international trade. It offers the 'governance space' framework for analysing the linkages and normative relationships between the multilateral trading system (MTS) and human rights regimes. Drawing upon key case...