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APR 26, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Estados Unidos Debe Redefinir el Comercio Justo

Devin Stewart establece un esquema que reconcilia la libertad y la justicia para crear una politica comercial mas etica. En el ejercicio de alcanzar el ...

May Day immigration rally. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jvoves/138555331/" target=_blank>Joseph Voves</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/" target=_blank>CC</a>).

APR 25, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Labor's Comparative Disadvantage

If you care about the hotly contested issues of trade and immigration, then you should know something about comparative advantage, the 200-year-old economic theory that ...

Trade negotiations met with protest. <br>Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/23553050@N00/303489252/in/set-72157594387110179/">Chong Head</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">CC</a>).

APR 17, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Discord over KORUS

NAFTA's defects show room for improvement in trade negotiations. Has the United States struck a fairer deal with South Korea?

APR 13, 2007 Article

Fairness in Sovereign Debt

When can we say that a debt crisis has been resolved fairly? That is, what makes processes of debt restructuring, debt cancellation, or the enforcement ...

Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/doctorow/135079520/" target=_blank>Cory Doctorow</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target=_blank>CC</a>).

APR 11, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Free Trade Means Empty Oceans

Rather than force poor nations to accept further liberalization of fisheries, rich countries must establish new rules for sustainable and equitable management of the oceans. ...

APR 9, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Greening U.S. Trade

President Bush is trying to pass trade bills with Panama, Peru, Colombia, and South Korea. Unfortunately, these treaties fall far short of a Congressional mandate ...

APR 5, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: A West African Union

Debt relief will offer West African states short-term help, but a strong regional organization is needed to cure deep-rooted troubles. Local leaders must be given ...

Ethanol-added gas pump. Photo by Drew Celley (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target=_blank>CC</a>).

APR 4, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Unethical Ethanol Tariff

Importing Brazilian ethanol made from sugar could reduce U.S. gasoline consumption and environmental footprint, and increased consumption would lead to a higher price for ...

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APR 3, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: China Can Tip the Balance on Darfur

China has been shifting from an attitude of noninterference in Darfur to a soft power posture, acknowledging its risk as Sudan's most important stakeholder. But ...

APR 3, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: United States Obligated to Promote Labor Rights

The United States has been a strong advocate of linking trade agreements and worker rights since the 19th century. But the United States will not ...