Global Economic Governance Programme

Sham litigation in the pharmaceutical sector

Nina Hall — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:27:44 +0000

Valéria Guimarães de Lima e Silva (2011), Sham litigation in the pharmaceutical sector, European Competition Journal, European Competition Journal, v. 7, n. 3, Dec. 2011, pp. 455-503.

Transcending the Great Foreign Aid Debate: A radical proposition to make aid more effective

Nina Hall — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:22:27 +0000

Gulrajani, N. (forthcoming) “Transcending the Great Foreign Aid Debate: A radical proposition to make aid more effective“ in. M. Ndulo and N. Van de Walle (eds.) Problems, Promises and Paradoxes of Aid: Africa’s Experience. University of Capetown Press.

Emerging Donors in the International Aid System: What Kind of Global Development Partnership?

Nina Hall — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:11:15 +0000

Time: 12:30-14:00 February 8 (Wednesday)
Place: The Swire Seminar Room, 12 Merton Street, University College.

Chair: Professor Ngaire Woods, Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, Director of Global Economic Governance Programme

Panellists:
➢ Professor Xiaoyun Li, Dean of the College of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University, Director of the China-DAC Study Group
➢ Mr. Richard Manning, Chair, Board of Trustees, Institute of Development Studies (2009-), Former Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, OECD (2003-2007), former Director-General at DFID (1996-2003)
➢ Mr. Richard Carey, former Director of Development Co-Operation Directorate, OECD, Founding Co-Chair of China-DAC Study Group
➢ Other BRICS Perspectives (tbc)

Please RSVP to jiajun.xu[At]politics.ox.ac.uk, by Sunday 5th February 2012.

We recommend reading GEG researchers’ analysis of the Busan Conference here. For more information on this event click here.

The pre-TRIPS context for developing country perspectives on intellectual property in the WTO: Setting the Context

GEG Website Admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:04:46 +0000

Carolyn Deere (forthcoming 2009) ‘The pre-TRIPS context for developing country perspectives on intellectual property in the WTO: Setting the Context‘, in Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Law and the WTO, edited by Carlos Correa, Edward Elgar

GEG at the WTO Ministerial: What now for the Multilateral Trading System?

Nina Hall — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:25:38 +0000

Ngaire Woods, Carolyn Deere-Birkbeck and Emily Jones were in Geneva for the WTO’s 8^th Ministerial Conference (Dec 15 – 17 2011). This meeting was a critical juncture for the WTO. There is now broad recognition that after ten years, negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda have stalled. Delegates debated not only what should happen to the items on the negotiating agenda, but also whether wider reform of the WTO is needed. As Ministers gather for their regular two-year meeting, the GEG team is using its research to contribute proposals for the way forward, particularly on how to ensure the interests of small developing countries are prioritised.

Read GEG’s policy briefs, research summaries and analysis for the 8^th Ministerial WTO Conference here.

Dr Nilima Gulrajani, Research Associate

Nina Hall — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:40:08 +0000

Nilima Gulrajani is an assistant professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she has been since 2007. Her research examines the ways in which theories of public management can be applied to enhance the organisational design and performance of development actors. She has consulted widely on the topic of aid effectiveness and has interests in foreign aid governance, transparency, performance measurement and organisational change. She is also involved in research that examines the role of corporate actors and social entrepreneurship as potential alternatives to foreign aid dependency. She has previously worked with the Canadian Ministry of Finance, the World Bank and the International Development Research Centre. Her PhD is in Management studies from the University of Cambridge, which she obtained while attending Trinity College as a Bill Gates Scholar. She is currently co-editor of the journal Public Administration and Development and also serves as co-convenor of the Development Management Study Group of the UK Development Studies Association. Nilima’s full profile can be found on her personal website here.

Accountability in Faith-Based Development Organizations in Nigeria: Preliminary Explorations

Nina Hall — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:01:10 +0000

Omobolaji Olarinmoye, ‘Accountability in Faith-Based Development Organizations in Nigeria: Preliminary Explorations‘, GEG Working Paper 2011/67, (November 2011).

How to do (or not to do) … Tracking data on development assistance for health

Nina Hall — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:06:10 +0000

Devi Sridhar; Karen A Grepin; Katherine Leach-Kemon; Matthew Schneider; (2011) ‘How to do (or not to do) … Tracking data on development assistance for health’, Health Policy and Planning 2011.

GEG at the WTO Ministerial: What Now for the Multilateral Trading System?

Nina Hall — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:47:22 +0000

Ngaire Woods, Carolyn Deere-Birkbeck and Emily Jones were in Geneva for the WTO’s 8^th Ministerial Conference (Dec 15 – 17). This meeting was a critical juncture for the WTO. There is now broad recognition that after ten years, negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda have stalled. Delegates debated not only what should happen to the items on the negotiating agenda, but also whether wider reform of the WTO is needed. As Ministers gather for their regular two-year meeting, the GEG team is using its research to contribute proposals for the way forward, particularly on how to ensure the interests of small developing countries are prioritised.

Following are links to policy briefs, research summaries and analysis from GEG for the 8^th Ministerial WTO Conference:

Carolyn Deere Birkbeck and Emily Jones, ‘The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the WTO: A Forward-looking Agenda for Development‘, in Commonwealth Trade Hot Topics, Issue 92, published by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, ‘The Future of the WTO: Governing Trade for a Fairer, More Sustainable Future‘, in Perspectives on the Multilateral Trading System: A Collection of Short Essays, published by ICTSD for its Trade and Development Symposium

Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Making Global Trade Governance Work for Development, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011. Click here for an introduction to the book

Emily Jones, ‘Delivering on Development: A New Ten-Year Programme of Action for LDCs‘ Trade Hot Topics, Issue 85, Commonwealth, May 2011.

Emily Jones and Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, ‘Manoeuvring at the Margins:Constraints Faced By Small States in Trade Negotiations.‘ GEG Briefing Paper (May 2011)

Delivering on Development: A New Ten-Year Programme of Action for LDCs

Nina Hall — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:28:54 +0000

Emily Jones, (2011) ‘Delivering on Development: A New Ten-Year Programme of Action for LDCs‘ Trade Hot Topics, Commonwealth Secretariat, Issue 85, May 2011.