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Title:Un référendum européen pour la Constitution européenne. Problèmes juridiques et politiques Author(s):PONZANO, Paolo ; ZILLER, Jacques; PII, SamueleDate:2007Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2007/01Abstract:Ce Policy Paper contient les actes du colloque organisé par le Centre Robert Schuman de l’IUE le 9 février 2007 en coopération avec le Mouvement Fédéraliste Européen et la Représentation de la Commission européenne à Rome. ...
Title:Unilateral liberalization within the GATT/WTO system Author(s):FINGER, Joseph MichaelDate:2015Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2015/05; Global Governance Programme; Global EconomicsAbstract:Will the liberal international trading system be extended by building it into a global public good through the ceding of authority over trade control instruments to a supra-national authority? Or will we see a bottom-up ...
Title:The US-Japan security alliance : ready and equipped to deal with China? Author(s):BERKOFSKY, AxelDate:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSC PP; 2022/01; Global Governance Programme; [EU Asia project]; Europe in the WorldAbstract:In 2021 Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait have made it back into US-Japan joint statements. Tokyo and Washington have talked (more or less) openly and on the record about what to do jointly in the worst-case scenario: a US-Chinese ...
Title:The US-Japan security alliance : ready and equipped to deal with China? Author(s):BERKOFSKY, AxelDate:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSC PP; 2022/01; Global Governance Programme; [Global Economics]Abstract:In 2021 Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait have made it back into US-Japan joint statements. Tokyo and Washington have talked (more or less) openly and on the record about what to do jointly in the worst-case scenario: a US-Chinese ...
Title:A vision for Ukraine in the world economy : defining a trade policy strategy that leverages global opportunities Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; JENSEN, Jesper; TARR, DavidDate:2013Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2013/25; Global Governance Programme; Global EconomicsAbstract:A trade policy that is global in perspective and the lowering of trade costs are critical for Ukraine. Two regional trade agreements are at the center of attention in Ukraine. One is the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade ...
Title:Welfare state futures: supporting solidarity in Europe Author(s):IMMERGUT, Ellen M. Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2019/09; Special Edition for the EP Elections 2019; [European Governance and Politics Programme]Abstract:Public support for solidarity within and between European countries has become frayed after years of austerity and the series of crises that have hit Europe. Although it is still relatively high by international standards, ...
Title:The Welfare State, Redistribution and the Economy: Reciprocal altruism, consumer rivalry and second best Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2004Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2004/01
Title:What can be done to blunt potential conflict between climate change and trade policies? Author(s):LOW, PatrickDate:2015Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2015/10; Global Governance Programme; Global EconomicsAbstract:The December 2015 COP 21 meeting aspires to establish a post-Kyoto Protocol agreement for addressing climate change. The shift in emphasis towards self-determined emission targets in the COP21 approach to mitigation may ...
Title:Whither the WTO? Author(s):CUNNINGHAM, Richard O.Date:2013Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2013/10; Global Governance Programme; Global EconomicsAbstract:This paper discusses the challenges that confront the WTO, inspired by the recent appointment of a new Director-General for the organization and various views that have been expressed by knowledgeable observers as to how ...
Title:Why COVID-19 does not necessarily mean that attitudes towards immigration will become more negative Author(s):DENNISON, James ; GEDDES, Andrew Date:2020Type:OtherSeries/Number:IOM Policy Paper; 2020; [Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:Rather than turning against immigration, attitudes towards migrants across Europe have gradually become more positive year-on-year for the last 20 years or so. There is little to suggest that the COVID-19 crisis will ...
Title:The World Bank group trade strategy : fit for purpose? Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2013Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2013/04; Global Governance Programme; Global EconomicsAbstract:In 2011 the World Bank Group (WBG) issued a new trade strategy. This identifies the primary axes for WBG engagement and support activities and areas where action is likely to have the greatest positive impact in terms of ...
Title:WTO dispute settlement and competition law : views from the perspective of the appellate body's experience Author(s):EHLERMANN, Claus-Dieter; EHRING, LotharDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2002/12
Title:The WTO must open its door to new issues now Author(s):LU, XiankunDate:2016Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2016/01; Global Governance Programme; [Global Economics]Abstract:Despite progress on Doha Development Agenda (DDA) in Nairobi in December 2015, it is a pity that WTO members failed to come to a decision on whether the WTO should start to look at some new issues, such as investment, ...