Resources

If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the Bridges staff to Malena Sell at msell@ictsd.ch.

FOOD & ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY NOW: BRAZILIAN GRASSROOTS POSITION ON AGROENERGY. By Camila Moreno, with Anuradha Mittal (2008). While official accounts of the Brazilian government's experiment with biofuels-particularly ethanol-laud it as a global model for sustainable biomass production, it is increasingly being criticized and opposed by national social movements and civil society. To challenge the official rhetoric, this policy brief aims to bring critical voices to the forefront of the debate, explore their arguments, and raise awareness among US organizations, citizens, and public officials about what is going on in the "Biofuels Republic of Brazil." To access the report, go to http://oaklandinstitute.org/pdfs/biofuels_report.pdf

TRADE OPENNESS: THE ONLY PATH TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (2008). This is a briefing paper based on a longer paper by Arvind Panagariya entitled "Miracles and Debacles: In Defense of Trade Openness." The briefing paper argues that trade openness is a necessary, although not sufficient condition for sustained and rapid economic growth. Internet: www.cuts-citee.org/pdf/BP08-DI-1.pdf

UP-SCALING AID FOR TRADE - A KENYA PERSPECTIVE. By Gideon Rabinowitz, CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics and Environment Briefing Paper (2008). This paper intends to contribute to the literature emerging on how to take forward the Aid for Trade agenda in Kenya, a country which has been putting increasing attention on trade related issues in recent years. The productive sector and infrastructure are key pillars of Kenya's Economic Recovery Strategy, the successor to its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and the main plan directing development efforts. Internet: http://www.cuts-citee.org/pdf/BP08-DI-2.pdf

THE BANANA WAR AT THE GATT/WOT. By Simi T.B. and Atul Kaushik, CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics and Environment Briefing Paper (2008). This paper investigates the complexities of issues involved in the WTO banana dispute, which has pitted the EU and US, the two biggest trading partners in the WTO against each other, and examines the vulnerability of those with less economic might when they face more powerful nations in trade disputes mediated through the WTO. Internet: http://www.cuts-citee.org/pdf/TLB08-01.pdf