譚偉恩:經濟發展:理論淺析與國家個案

譚偉恩

 

Milovan Djilas曾說過,沒有資本的援助,低度發展國家不可能興起。毋寧,所有的發展都是「依附性」的。除了仰賴外資,國家追求發展的另一個策略就是透過區域主義,即在一定地理範圍內與鄰近的國家以經貿聯盟的方式去擴大市場規模,同時保護本國產品免受過多的外部競爭。區域主義策略的進化版是有關投資規則的協定或是制定專屬於區域的產業網絡。前者讓發展中國家可以和北方的跨國公司進行議價,後者讓區域性的同質產業集中化,成為一方之霸。

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譚偉恩:福禍相倚:《台紐經濟合作協定》的迷思

譚偉恩

 

能與非正式邦交國簽署經貿性的法律文書確定台灣在涉外貿易上的利益,是一件重要成就,且應特別感謝經濟部經貿談判代表辦公室無日無眠地長期努力。惟《台紐經濟合作協定》(英文全稱:The Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu on Economic Cooperation, ANZTEC;以下均簡稱ANZTEC)的法律性質和政策效果需要辯明與更多的討論,以釐清若干似無若有的迷思。

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蔡沛倫:United Nations General Assembly’s Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty

Pei-Lun Tsai

Ph.D. Candidate, School of Law,
University of Nottingham

On 2 April 2013, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the Arms Trade Treaty (Treaty), by a vote of 154 in favour, 3 against, and 23 abstentions.*  The Treaty is the result of a six-year long process of consultations and negotiations and the first global treaty aiming at regulating trade of conventional arms, which is reportedly worth $70 billion a year.  This contribution introduces the background of the Treaty and major issues and characteristics of the adopted text and concludes with some preliminary observations.**

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