...Prabhash Ranjan Purpose This paper aims to show that India is decoupling its international investment law obligations from its international trade law obligations. This decoupling goes beyond the split between investment protection rules and trade agreements. If investment protection rules...

...Stephanie Garibaldi; Felicity Deane Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the national security exception will not allow governments to respond to cyberspace threats within the confines of the world trade organization (WTO) rules. Design/methodology/approach This paper...

...Bereket Alemayehu Hagos Purpose This paper aims to examine the road ahead for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), focusing on its potential opportunities and challenges. It is intended to help the AfCFTA’s effective implementation by highlighting the major areas of intervention...

...Sharon Zhengyang Sun; Samuel MacIsaac; Buck C. Duclos; Meredith B. Lilly Purpose The benefits of trade liberalization on upskilling and skill-based wage premiums for high-skilled workers have recently been questioned in policy circles, in part because of rising income inequality and populist...

...Joseph McMahon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of the trading relationship in agricultural goods that the United Kingdom (UK) will have when it leaves the European Union (EU). The decision of the UK to leave the EU has raised many questions, including some on the nature...

... relationship with other governments of the world will only harm the US economy because history has shown that isolationism does not work. Design/methodology/approach This paper briefly discusses the relationship between conflict and international trade and whether trade and economic interdependence...

... the theory as posited by Adam Smith and David Ricardo and that theory remains the underpinnings for trade liberalisation as regulated by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Findings The arguments do not contend with the role and achievements of the WTO in the era of globalisation. Rather, these call...

... concessions from the UK such as the rights of EU citizens in UK following the exit and a promise to pay £40 to £50bn in fees that UK owes the EU, but the UK Government cannot point to a strategic accomplishment from the EU, especially with regard to the parameters of a future trade agreement. All...

...Shawkat Alam; George F. Tomossy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the challenges developing countries face in attempting to balance sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) health and safety measures against concerns about protectionism, illustrated by the impact of trade barriers...

.../value – The paper is the first of its kind in the sense that it is a comprehensive account of the challenges to the RMG industry in Bangladesh. This note seeks to address the trade-off between low wages and competitive advantage in the ready-made garment (hereinafter “RMG”) sector in Bangladesh...

...Amy Hilland; Stephen Devadoss Purpose Though an undervalued Yuan is not the only factor that contributes to the US bilateral trade deficit with China, it is widely accepted as being one of the leading factors. The heightened debate over the value of the Yuan may lead to “beggar thy neighbour...

...Joseph Lee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify mechanisms by which an international obligation to prevent or punish corporate bribery can be enforced by a national law through trade relations. Design/methodology/approach The UK Bribery Act 2010 is an example of national law which...

... (energy consumption, economic growth, trade openness and population) at the same time. It is hoped that the policy implications of this research will provide a strong base to address the problem of environmental degradation in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates...

...Azmat Gani Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of trade and institutional quality on pollution in the Arab countries. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based in fixed estimation procedure. It utilises cross‐country data for 13 Arab countries into a reduced...

...Vanessa Constant LaForce Purpose The aim of this paper is to critically analyse the trade preferences offered by the European Union (EU) to developing countries under the Cotonou Agreement and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) in relation to trade in sugar. There is a need for a timely...

...M. Rafiqul Islam; Shawkat Alam; Pundarik Mukhopadhaya Purpose The multilateral liberalisation of trade in education under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) has achieved little progress. In a bid to overcome this lacklustre education trade liberalisation under the World Trade...

...Lekha Laxman; Abdul Haseeb Ansari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the interface between the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to determine measures available to the global community to resolve...

...Mohammad Masudur Rahman; Chanwahn Kim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the trade and investment potential under the ambit of sub‐regional cooperation comprising the four contiguous countries of Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM). Design/methodology/approach The study...

...Azmat Gani Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of business environment indicators (time required to start a business, time required to register a property, time required to enforce a contract, and time to resolve insolvency) on trade in a sample of four Gulf Co‐operation Council (GCC...

...James Scott Purpose The literature examining the participation of developing countries in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and International Trade Organisation (ITO) negotiations generally sees their attitudes towards these projects as having been driven exclusively...