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Why Ricardo's Theory Of Comparative Advantage Regarding Foreign Trade Doesn't Work In Today's Global Economy, Charles W. Murdock

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The theoretical basis for international trade is Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage. Paul Samuelson, one of the leading lights in the economics profession in the 20th century, referred to it as one of the most beautiful ideas in economics. Yet, no one seems to have considered its validity in the context of the current global trade environment.

What free-trade advocates have not done is to look at the bases underlying Ricardo’s theory, namely, that capital is loyal to the country of origin and that the value of currencies is responsive to imbalances in trade. This article demonstrates that capital is …

Curtailing Ecosystem Exportation: Ecosystem Services As A Basis To Reconsider The Merits Of Export-Driven Agriculture In Economies Highly Dependent On Agricultural Exports, James T. Gathii, Keith H. Hirokawa

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ABSTRACT Functioning ecosystems play a critical role in providing goods and services needed to sustain human life.' Water provision and filtration, biodiversity, nutrient cycling, climate regulation, and carbon sequestration are all examples of services ecosystems provide that no society could survive without.2 Yet ecosystem services have historically been taken for granted, depleted by intention or ignorance, and replaced with inadequate substitutes.' Recent research on ecosystem services has exposed the shockingly high local, regional, and global costs of losing these essential services.'

Food Sovereignty For Poor Countries In The Global Trading System, James T. Gathii

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The Neoliberal Turn In Regional Trade Agreements, James T. Gathii

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Abstract: This Article makes two primary arguments. First that the increased resort to bilateral and regional trade agreements has taken a neoliberal turn. As such bilateral and regional trade agreements are now a primary means through which greater investor protections, commodification of social services, guaranteed rights of investor access to investment opportunities, privatization of public service goods, and generally the diminution of sovereign control are being realized. These trade agreements make the foregoing goals possible not just in developing countries, but in industrialized economies as well. I show that these agreements provide business interests with opportunities to exercise concerted pressure …

The Under-Appreciated Jurisprudence Of African Regional Trade Judiciaries, James T. Gathii

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African Regional Trade Agreements As Flexible Legal Regimes, James T. Gathii

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How American Support For Freedom Of Commerce Legitimized King Leopold’S Territorial Ambitions In The Congo, James T. Gathii

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International Justice And The Trading Regime, James T. Gathii

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Privatized Justice, Margaret L. Moses

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The 2004 International Law Review Symposium On The Free Trade Area Of The Americas: Implications Of A Hemispheric Marketplace, Thomas M. Haney

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Process And Substance In Wto Reform, James T. Gathii

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Insulating Domestic Policy Through International Legal Minimalism: A Re-Characterization Of The Foreign Affairs Trade Doctrine, James T. Gathii

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Re-Characterizing The Social In The Constitutionalization Of The Wto: A Preliminary Analysis, James T. Gathii

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Retelling Good Governance Narratives On Africa’S Economic And Political Predicaments: Continuities And Discontinuities In Legal Outcomes Between Markets And States, James T. Gathii

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Neoliberalism, Colonialism And International Governance: Decentering The International Law Of Governmental Legitimacy, James T. Gathii

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Corruption And Donor Reforms: Expanding The Promises And Possibilities Of The Rule Of Law As An Anti-Corruption Strategy In Kenya, James T. Gathii

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