Lagging Regions

February 2008: Trade and Youth in Latin America

Submitted by globaladmin on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 15:16.
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A key aim of COPLA is to address the effect of trade policies on those who are socially excluded.

April 2008: Sustainable trade in the Amazon

Submitted by globaladmin on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 16:26.
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Both COPLA Nicaragua and Bolivia address the use of natural resources by the poor. While it is recognised that their participation in the value chain is important, it is also true that this does not guarantee success for those involved. It is also the case that a wide range of policies are necessary to develop the systems, competencies and skills that are conducive to the poor successfully participating of community based forestry and the trade of forest-related products. A recent paper from ODI Natural Resoruces Perspective by Benno Pokorny and James Johnson suggests the following:

Cut-Flower Exports, Female Labor, and Community Participation in Highland Ecuador

Submitted by globaladmin on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 13:15.
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The author explores the effects of an increase in cut-flower exports in the Ecuadorian highlands as a result of trade liberalisation and the relocation of cut-flower plantations from Colombia to Ecuad

Author:
Korovkin. T

http://www.jstor.org/cgi-bin/jstor/printpage/0094582x/sp040016/04x0146p/...

A pro-poor Analysis of the Artichoke Value Chain in Peru

Submitted by odiadmin on Tue, 08/07/2007 - 10:41.
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Author:
GATE

This report was prepared for USAID/Peru by the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) project with support from the Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES) under the USAID Women in Development (