The European Union and Japan Towards Strategic Partnership Agreement and Economic Partnership Agreement

CARICOM Perspectives on the CARIFORUM-EC, Economic Partnership Agreement

The Economic Partnership Agreement between Uganda and the EU: Trade and Poverty Impacts

This paper analyses the poverty impacts of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Uganda and the EU. As Ugandan exports are also eligible for dutyfree access to the EU under the Everything But Arms scheme the main EPAinduced change will be the requirement to liberalise EU exporters' access to the Ugandan market. Fears have been raised that this could threaten the livelihoods of poor pe...

Poverty Impacts of an Economic Partnership Agreement between Uganda and the EU

This paper analyzes the poverty impacts of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Uganda and the EU. As Ugandan exports are also eligible for duty-free access to the EU under the Everything But Arms scheme the main impact of the EPA will be to require liberalization of EU exporters’ access to the Ugandan market. There are fears this could threaten the incomes of poor people through low...

Urban Partnership Agreement and Congestion Reduction Demonstration Programs

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The Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement: Some Critical Concerns

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) involves twelve Pacific Rim economies of varying sizes and structures. Although often portrayed as a free trade agreement, the TPPA can, at best, be expected to deliver paltry overall growth gains from trade liberalization. The much higher figures touted by TPPA advocates are largely due to dubious ‘non-trade measures’, most of which have been reje...