Global Issue Papers of Southeast Asian origin

• "From Bottleneck to Hourglass: Issues and Concerns on the Market Concentration of Giant Agrifood Retailers in Commodity Chains and Competition Policies", by Jayson Cainglet, Global Issue Paper no.29, Dec. 2006
•  "Special Products and Special Safeguard Mechanisms", by Jayson Cainglet and Robert Stemmler, Global Issue Paper no.22, Dec.2005: abstract

WTO Ministerial Hongkong in December 2005

• hongkong2005.org - the Heinrich Boell-Foundation's website on the WTO-Ministerial in Hong Kong, presenting background and alternative positions to world trade and its impact.
• Hongkong Blog - What happened in Hongkong 2005? Find out in our BLOG.

EcoFair Trade Dialogue: Reform Proposal for agro-trade

Slow Trade – Sound Farming. A Multilateral Framework for Sustainable Markets in Agriculture. Published by Heinrich Böll Foundation & misereor: Berlin 2007; 96 p.; ISBN 978-3-88916-271-7

... This report explores new directions for trade rules beyond the free trade paradigm. Placing the challenges posed to agriculture and rural communities at the center of attention, it proposes political perspectives and policy instruments for a trading system that offers genuine opportunities for the poor, preserves the environment, and helps agriculture leap into the post-fossil age...

To read more and download the reform proposal: http://www.ecofair-trade.org/en/web/Reform_Proposal.html