The Role of Trade and Investment Policies in the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus: Regional Perspectives (Studies in Trade and Investment)

This report from the October 2004 meeting provides a summary of how participants described shortfalls in the resources required to achieve international accepted development goals, including the United Nations Millennium Declaration. The report focuses on analysis of external sources of financing for economic and growth in Asia and the Pacific, including financing for development through trade and investment in terms of exports, official development assistance, and international and regional cooperation; trends and linkages in financing development, including volatile situations, the impact of regulations, and harnessing sources of external finance; improving market access under the Doha Development Agreement (DDA) and other instruments, including imports financed by export earnings, the status of DDA negotiations and regional trade agreements; special problems of least developed countries in the region; and prospects for the clothing and textile exports in the post-quota era. Annotation 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)