| ID | 132326 |
| Title Proper | Aid for trade charade |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Langan, Mark ; Scott, James |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Aid for Trade (AfT) has gained prominence as an innovative form of donor support in the 'post'-Washington Consensus. AfT mechanisms have been praised as a means of aligning trade liberalisation deals (whether in the Doha Round or within bilaterals) to poverty reduction objectives. This article, through critical analysis of AfT discourse within the 'moral economies' of multilateral World Trade Organization and bilateral European Union-African, Caribbean and Pacific negotiations, points to the strategic purposes of donor language in rationalising asymmetric North-South trade systems. Moreover, it questions the 'development' credentials of AfT assistance by examining some of the ensuing private sector activities and the impact on the supposed beneficiaries, and the tying of AfT disbursements to the implementation of inappropriate policies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cooperation and Conflict Vol.49, No.2; June 2014: p.143-161 |
| Journal Source | Cooperation and Conflict Vol.49, No.2; June 2014: p.143-161 |
| Key Words | ACP ; African Union - AU ; Aid for Trade ; Doha Accord ; Development Agenda ; Economic Partnership Agreements - EPA ; European Union - EU ; Moral Economy ; World Trade Organization - WTO ; Multilateral Trade Agreement - MTA ; Liberalization Deal ; Bilateral Negotiation ; Multilateral World Trade - MWT ; Europe - Africa Trade Relations ; Asymmetric Economic System - AES ; North-South Trade Systems - NSTS ; Trade Charade ; Financial Aid ; Economic Aid ; Inappropriate Policies |