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    Pacific Trade Issues
    Pacific Trade Issues
    Pacific Trade Issues
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    Pacific Trade Issues

    By Ron Duncan

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    This report was prepared for a conference hosted by the Asian Development Bank and the World Trade Organization entitled "Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus on Asia and the Pacific." It seeks to bring a better understanding of contemporary trade issues in the Pacific region.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateDec 1, 2008
    ISBN9789292571894
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      Pacific Trade Issues - Ron Duncan

      Pacific Studies Series

      Pacific Trade Issues

      Professor Ron Duncan

      Pacific Institute of Advanced Studies

      in Development and Governance

      University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands

      © 2008 Asian Development Bank

      All rights reserved. Published 2008.

      Printed in the Philippines.

      ISBN 978-971-561-652-2

      Publication Stock No. 010208

      Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Asian Development Bank. 2008. Pacific Trade Issues. Manila.

      The views expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

      ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use.

      Use of the term country does not imply any judgment by the authors or ADB as to the legal or other status of any territorial entity.

      Photo credit:

      Robert Guild (cover, top right); Fintel (cover, bottom left); and Marshall Islands Visitors Authority (cover, bottom right).

      Asian Development Bank

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      1550 Metro Manila, Philippines

      Tel 63 2 632 4444

      Fax 63 2 636 2444

      www.adb.org

      Contents

      Abbreviations

      Foreword

      In September 2007, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Trade Organization hosted the conference Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus on Asia and the Pacific. This report was prepared to bring a better understanding of contemporary trade issues in the Pacific region. It updates earlier ADB Pacific Studies Series publications on trade, reviews both existing and possible trade agreements, and examines aid for trade interests in the context of Pacific economic policies.

      This report was written by Professor Ron Duncan, Executive Director, Pacific Institute of Advanced Studies in Development and Governance, University of the South Pacific, Suva, with editorial assistance from

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