Rigged Rules and Double Standards
Author:   Kevin Watkins (University of Oxford) ,  Penny Fowler
Publisher:   Oxfam Publishing
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9780855985257


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 December 2004
Recommended Age:   From 16 To 99
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Kevin Watkins (University of Oxford) ,  Penny Fowler
Publisher:   Oxfam Publishing
Imprint:   Oxfam Professional
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.690kg
ISBN:  

9780855985257


ISBN 10:   0855985259
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 December 2004
Recommended Age:   From 16 To 99
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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Acknowledgements Foreword Executive summary Introduction Chapter 1 Trade and globalisation in the twenty-first century Chapter 2 Trade as a force for poverty reduction Chapter 3 Left behind: poor countries and poor people in the international trading system Chapter 4 Market access and agricultural trade: the double standards of rich countries Chapter 5 Trade liberalisation and the poor Chapter 6 Primary commodities - trading into decline Chapter 7 Transnational companies: investment, employment, and marketing Chapter 8 International trade rules as an obstacle to development Chapter 9 Making trade work for the poor Notes References List of background research papers Acronyms Oxfam international addresses

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The British humanitarian group Oxfam assails rich nations for their trade practices in Rigged Rules and Double Standards: Trade, Globalisation, and the Fight Against Poverty. --Foreign Policy


The British humanitarian group Oxfam assails rich nations for their trade practices in 'Rigged Rules and Double Standards: Trade, Globalisation, and the Fight Against Poverty, ' --Foreign Policy


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Keven Walkins is Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Global Economic Governance Programme at University College of the University of Oxford. [4] He has participated on the World Economic Forum as a discussion leader on the IdeasLab on the Global Redesign Initiative (Values and People) in 2010[5]. In addition, he is a board member of the Center for Global Development, UNICEF's Innocenti Research Centre and the Journal of International Development. He also has a blog on The Guardian[1].

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