Following the stagnation of negotiations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific states, the
centrepiece of the European Union's (EU's) trade and development strategy has been a …

The ready‐made garment industry plays an important role in Sri Lanka both in terms of
export earnings and poverty alleviation through employment generation. Following the …

The withdrawal of GSP+ concessions granted by the European Union in August 2010 could
bring about important implications for Sri Lanka's apparel industry, which is heavily …

The European Union has been negotiating regional Economic Partnership Agreements
(EPAs) with 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States since 2002 with …

The European Union is not only a model for other regional arrangements; as a regional
entity itself it has also built specific links with other regional groupings in Asia, Latin America …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine if the institutional quality of developing
countries (DCs) and least-developed countries (LDCs) contributes to a significant increase …

1.1 Background Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the
protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty …

This paper looks into the general system of preferences of the European Union
(EU)(henceforth referred to as the EU GSP system). In order to account for new EU trade …

Following the stagnation of the negotiations with the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)
group of states, the centrepiece of the EU's trade and development strategy has been a …

Abstract The Generalised System of Preferences, known as GSP, is defined as “a formal
system of exemption from the more general rules applied by the European Union on its trade …