Open Directory - Society: Issues: Economic: International: Trade
See also: - News, background information, and links on international trade issues, including GATT, NAFTA, and the WTO. - The mission of the Center is to increase public understanding of the benefits of free trade and the costs of protectionism. - News and information about world trade including trade issues and statistics, EU exporters' guide, public dialogue and hot topics. With documents, publications, downloads and archives. - A program of progressive development policy research and practice that works on regional and global policy analysis, micro-macro linking and advocacy work. - Policy and research institutions connected to the world's trade union movements. - Based in UK, the GBRI is an educational body conducting outreach to business executives, journalists and civil servants, promoting a greater understanding of globalization and its consequences. - News articles, working papers and links to various trade-related resources, such as NGO sites and government positions on trade policy. - Online book that makes the case for unilateral free trade and open borders. - Articles and links about issues of fairness in trade. - Seeks to tackle the exploitation of workers in developing countries by giving consumers the opportunity to buy products that guarantee a better deal to producers. Information resources and a report on coffee farmers and international trade. - Works to build understanding among the public and among community organizers and activists of the ways by which economic globalization impacts local issues and daily lives. - Functional trade policy issues including development, agriculture, environment, labour, finance, investment, and transport. - Annotated links to international affairs, and foreign trade and research resources. - Information, articles and education on globalisation issues, from the trade unionist perspective. - Alliance of sawmill employees and woodland owners united in opposition to Canada's trade practice related to lumber exports. - Promotes an open system of world trade, finance, and investment from the perspective of business. - Broad-based coalition representing American business and agriculture. - An "independent", quasi-judicial federal agency that provides trade policy advice to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain, allegedly unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. - The Davos meeting of political and business leaders aims to create the foremost global partnership of business, political, intellectual and other leaders of civil society to define and discuss the key issues on the global agenda.
