TY  - GEN
TI  - Asia-Pacific human development report, 2006 : : trade on human terms : 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Macmillan India
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Asia
KW  - Pacific area
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Economic conditions--21st century
KW  - Pacific Area
N1  - Published for the United Nations Development Programmme by Macmillan India; Includes bibliographical references; An Era if Rapid Growth and Trade Liberalization -- Making Agricultural Trade Work for the Poor -- Adjusting to a New Era for Textiles and Clothing -- Selling Services Across Borders -- Trade Opportunities for the Least Developed Countries -- An Eight-Point Agenda -- Reaching a Different Frontier -- Chapter 1: Using International Trade to Promote Human Development -- Balancing Growth and Human Development -- Pursuing Growth through Trade -- The Potential for State Action -- Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Action -- The Human Development Imperative -- The Contours of the Report -- Chapter 2: Trade and Human Development: The Asia-Pacific Experience -- Trends in International Trade -- The Energy Crunch -- The Implications for Human Development -- The Employment Channel -- Chapter 3: Making Agricultural Trade Work for the Poor -- The Pattern of Global Agricultural Trade -- Protectionism in the North -- Distorted Trade and Human Development -- Making Agricultural Trade Work for the Poor -- Agricultural Trade Policies of Developing Countries -- Intellectual Property -- Geographical Indications -- Fisheries and Human Development -- Policy Directions for Agricultural Trade -- Policy Priorities -- Chapter 4: Adjusting to a New Era for Textiles and Clothing -- Trends in Global Trade in Textiles and Clothing -- A Changing Trade Regime -- National Policy Directions -- International Measures to Increase Market Access -- Major Changes Ahead -- Chapter 5: Selling Services Across Frontiers -- Short-term Migration -- Outsourcing Business Processes -- International Tourism -- The New Trade in Economic Services -- Chapter 6: Trading Opportunities for the Least Developed Countries -- Why do LDCs not Benefit Sufficiently from Trade? -- Experience with Trade Integration -- Human Development Implications of Trade Integration -- Initiatives to Address LDC Vulnerability -- The Way Forward -- Chapter 7: Trade for Human Development: An Eight-Point Agenda -- Invest for Competitiveness -- Adopt Strategic Trade Policies -- Restore a Focus on Agriculture -- Combat Jobless Growth -- Prepare a New Tax Regime -- Maintain Stable Exchange Rates -- Persist with Multilateralism -- Cooperate with Neighbours -- Reaching a Different Frontier
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