Some nuggets from a recent Economist article, followed by my brief comments. The effectiveness of trade rules on non-tariff issues: Multilateral agreements provide little insurance against domestic subsidies, fiercer use of anti-dumping or the other forms of creeping protection. I'm not sure I agree with this one.  Perhaps

The G-20 London Summit 2009: Recommendations for Global Policy Coordination, from Brookings: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20), representing 85 percent of the global economy’s output, face a long list of agenda items when they gather on April 2 in London for their second summit. As the world

If you were going to start a program on food law and policy, where would you do it?  There are a lot of good choices, but Italy would certainly be at or near the top of the list.  Check out the following Summer Academy in Food Law & Policy, in

A new publication from the ICTSD and the Global Economic Governance Programme at University College, Oxford (more here): Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of the e-book:Rebuilding Global Trade: Proposals for a Fairer, More Sustainable FutureShort Essays on Trade and Global Economic GovernanceEdited by Carolyn Deere