This is the latest Briefing Paper from ODI for COPLA. It argues that: Changes in employment, prices and social expenditures are three pathways linking trade and gender; Trade liberalisation may have positive or negative impacts, but there are risks for women; Trade reforms must be complemented by social and labour policies to ensure that women can take full advantage of the new economic environment

This document, of the Briefing paper series, presents succintly the links between trade, growth and rural poverty with an emphasis on the potential negative impact that the FTA signed with the United States will have on vulnerable sectors living on agriculture on the andean regions of Peru.

Evidence from Latin America suggests that introducing complementary policies, both directly and indirectly related to trade, may make the crucial difference in generating development benefits for the poor.