Right to Trade

Joseph E Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001 and is a University Professor at Columbia University. He was Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank from 1997–2000 and Chair of President Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors from 1995–1997. Andrew Charlton is an economist who has worked for the London School of Economics, the United Nations and the Boston Consulting Group. Between 2008 and 2010 he was senior economic adviser to the prime minister of Australia. He received his doctorate in economics from Oxford University.

• About the authorsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and acronymsSummary1. Introduction2. From ‘Trade Not Aid’ to ‘Aid for Trade’2.1 Questioning the benefits of liberalisation2.2 Birth of aid for trade2.3 Questioning the effectiveness of aid3. Has Bringing Aid and Trade Together Helped?3.1 Have aid for trade programmes helped to promote trade and development?3.2 Has the emergence of aid for trade increased the overall effectiveness of aid?4. A Proposal to Support Pro-development Trade Liberalisation4.1 The ‘right to trade’4.1.1 Remedies4.1.2 Who can bring an action?4.1.3 Breadth and specificity of the right to trade4.2 Global Trade Facility5. ConclusionNotesReferences