The emergence of China as a new economic partner for Amazon basin countries has brought benefits to South America and China alike. In less than two decades, China has become an important market for the region’s products and an essential source of finance and investment. The burgeoning relationship has granted China access to new products […]
In the relatively small group of the “pioneers” of postwar development economics, Paul N. Rosenstein-Rodan occupies a prominent position. Not only is Rosenstein-Rodan credited with having been the first to fully articulate the “Big Push” and “balanced growth” theories, which soon became the development orthodoxy of the postwar years, but his 1943 article “Problems of […]
The push for intraregional trade in Africa comes at a pivotal moment for the continent. Across the region, growth in gross domestic product remains very uneven. In large part, this sluggish growth is due to the lackluster performance of the three largest economies. But it is also due to increasing debt vulnerabilities across the continent, […]
Kevin P. Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center and Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, co-authored a recent Op-Ed on how the pharmaceutical industry will benefit from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Gallagher co-wrote the article with School of Public Health Professors Veronika J. Wirtz and Warren A. Kaplan. […]
By Sandra Polaski & Jeronim Capaldo The Hill, June 2019. Enforcement of Labor Obligations in the USMCA
Veronika J. Wirtz, Warren A. Kaplan, and Kevin P. Gallagher The Hill, June 2019
ODI blogpost featuring article, entitled, ‘The Politics of Vexed Capital: China’s Railway Projects in Southeast Asia’ by GCI Fellow Alvin Camba.
An ambitious global agenda on climate change and sustainable development has emerged from the landmark international agreements of 2015. Together, the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda aim to deliver strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth, reduce global poverty and secure a better and more sustainable […]
Sandra Polaski Statement Submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, May 22, 2019.
Intellectual property rights (IPR) provisions have become a staple of modern free trade agreements since the 1995 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which set minimum standards for IPR protection for World Trade Organization (WTO) members. TRIPS requires members to provide an intellectual property legal structure encompassing patents, trademarks, copyrights, other provisions […]