Prosperity for all? Reflecting on the MFA complex after Marrakech

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The Multi-Fiber Arrangement will be abolished gradually over a ten-year period, as it is replaced by a new World Trade Organization provision. Under the Uruguay Round Trade Agreement, signed in Marrakech, Morocco, in Apr 1994, the principle of non-discrimination will be applied to the trade of textile and clothing products between industrial countries and non-industrial countries. However, the European Union's protectionist tendencies are a major hindrance towards the effective implementation of the Uruguay Round Trade Agreement.

Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Trade negotiations, International trade regulation

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The economic impact of the European Union regime on public procurement: lessons for the WTO

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Stringent measures have been initiated by organizations, such as the European Union and the European Economic Area, to avoid partiality in public procurement contracts which are seen as hindrances to free trade. The European Union's regime while acknowledged as the most advanced among all existing models, still fall short of its objectives. The system is limited by factors which include vagueness in rules, a deficiency in enforcement, and incompatible market specifications between countries.

Intnl Economic Policy, Export Promotion, Research, International economic relations, European Union, Government purchasing, Foreign trade promotion

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Pharmaceutical patents, prices and welfare losses: policy options for India under the World Trade Organisations TRIPS agreement

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Issues concerning the impact on prescription and pharmaceutical charges in India relating to the instigation of patent regulations set up by the World Trade Organisation are discussed.

Economic aspects, India, Patents (International law)

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