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The European Union Green Deal and Global Trade: A Constructivist Perspective on Sustainability Norms
The European Union’s Green Deal (EGD) represents a comprehensive policy initiative targeting climate neutrality by 2050, and its influence is already permeating global trade dynamics. This research examines the EGD as a paradigm-shifting,…
Progress on gender matters in the Interim Trade Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the European Union
In recent years, trade agreements between states have evolved, expanding the topics addressed, including, in some cases, chapters on gender. The general objective of this study is to determine whether the Gender Chapter of the Interim Trade…
How Africa Eats: Trade, Food Security and Climate Risks
Why do images and reports of starving and malnourished Africans appear so often in the media? What are the actual dimensions of the problem? What has trade and climate got to do with it? In How Africa Eats: Trade, Food Security and Climate Risks,…
Tourism Development, Governance and CO2 Emissions in 28-EU Countries
Although several studies have assessed the influence of tourism on CO2 emissions, the moderating impact of governance quality on the tourism-CO2 emissions nexus is quite sparse. To fill this gap in the literature, this study examines the moderating…
Climate’s Currency: How ENSO Events Shape Maize Pricing Structures Between the United States and South Africa
Climate change manifests itself in rising temperatures across the continent and affects the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) by changing sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation. This affects precipitation and temperature patterns,…
Weather derivatives and maize yield risk in the South African agricultural market
Climate variability significantly impacts agricultural productivity, rendering risk management tools essential for stabilisation of yields and financial returns. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of weather derivatives as a risk…
Progressive Trade: Labour and Gender, Oxford University Press
This chapter provides an overview of the growing influence of both labour standards and gender equality concerns in contemporary trade debates, and in particular how existing FTAs have increasingly accommodated both types of issues. In the following…
Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Agreements: Best Practice Examples and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific, Cambridge University Press
In recent years, more and more countries have included different kinds of gender considerations in their trade agreements. Yet many countries have still not signed their very first agreement with a gender equality-related provision. Though most of…