World Trade Organization
What\'s on the table at the Earth Summit
IPN Opinion article
For the past 15 years \"sustainable development\" has been a key phrase for the environmental movement. It is most commonly defined as: \"development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.\" Few can argue with the notion of meeting current and future needs, but there is widespread dispute about how to achieve this aim.
Addressing Healthcare Crises in the Developing World: How transferable is the Brazilian model?
IPN Opinion article
PDF transcript of Richard Tren's speech from June 2002 event in Geneva, Switzerland - "Implementing the Doha Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health".
Trade, Economic Development and Public Health: TRIPs after Doha
IPN Opinion article
PDF transcript of Professor Debroy's speech at June 2002 event in Geneva, Switzerland,
"Implementing the Doha Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health".
Patents, innovation, incentives and access to medicine: Striking the right balance
IPN Opinion article
PDF transcript of Julian Morris's speech at June 2002 event in Geneva, Switzerland - "Implementing the Doha Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health".
Investment and Access: Brazil's Experience with TRIPs and its Implications for Implementing the Doha Declaration
IPN Opinion article
PDF transcript of Francisco Cannabrava's speech at June 2002 event in Geneva, Switzerland, "Implementing the Doha Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health"
One paragraph and two articles
IPN Opinion article
Debroy examines the vagueness and ambiguity of the WTO ministerial declaration on the Trips agreement and public health, issued by the ministers in Doha on November 14 2001.
Listen to inventors, not activists
IPN Opinion article
"From an Indian perspective, the moral is simple: if you have the intellect, you will want to protect it. Trips is part of the global tapestry of intellectual property protection that India and Indians now embrace...On this issue, WTO ambassadors should listen to the inventors, not the activists."
Power of free trade can unshackle Africa
IPN Opinion article
\"Free exchange of goods is good for all. It is absurd to regard exchange of goods and services as not beneficial to all parties. The arguments that rich countries are out to expand their markets cannot hold water, because a market without the purchasing ability is not a market; not unless it will be some form of altruistic free donation...What Africa needs are \"responsible governments\" that enforce rule of law and create an enabling environment for vibrant economic activities...\"
Keep special interests off Doha agenda
IPN Opinion article
Developing countries must focus their energies on what really matters to them: getting a decent agreement on reducing subsidies to agriculture in Europe, the US and Japan. For that, they need the support of the US. If that means abstaining from supporting Brazil and India on the intellectual property and public health declaration, then that is what they should do.
World Trade Organisation: Is Africa Left Out?
IPN Opinion article
\"As African delegates prepare to attend the Doha meeting they ought to recognize the fact that trade restrictions contribute to scarcity rather than abundance. This applies not only to poor countries but to the developed too. Restrictions make people poor. Free exchange of goods is good for both the wealthy and poor nations.\"
