A Decade of Grassroots Resistance to WTO and Free Trade
By Joseph Purugganan, Afsar Jafri and Jacques-Chai Chomthongdi Several milestones in the...
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Comments and Proposals: On the process and content of the REDD+ Readiness-Preparation Proposal (R-PP) of Thailand
The Thai Climate Justice Working Group attended the Review of Draft Thailand REDD+ Readiness-Preparation Proposal (R-PP) workshop on 7 March 2013, organized by the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) of the World Bank and...
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Civil Society Groups Kick-off Campaign to Scrutinize the Thailand-EU FTA Negotiation
“Speedy” and “careless”—this is how Thailand’s civil society organizations describe the...
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FTA Frenzy in the Land of Smiles
By Jacques-chai Chomthongdi After the collapse of the attempt to forge a Thai-US Free Trade...
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Whose “Clean” Development? Communities Speak Out
Our analysis, and that of many communities and organisations across Asia, is that the CDM is an...
Read MoreThe Reds’ war against the aristocrats : reflections on the events, issues and perspectives
by Jacques-chai Chomthongdi* The key weapons used by Thaksin’s opponents to destroy him are corruption and disloyalty; other issues seem irrelevant in comparison to these. The disloyalty charge lost steam because of the...
Read MoreBangkok held hostage to continuous bipolar struggles: what’s the way out?
By Jaqcues-chai Chomthongdi and Chanida Chanyapate Anyone getting into a taxi these days may find him/herself in the wrong place, becoming part of a road block somewhere on the main streets of Bangkok and forced to walk the rest...
Read MorePRICE HIKES HIT THE POOR, EVEN IN THAILAND
by Jacques-chai Chomthongdi* When it comes to rice Thailand sees itself as a major player in the world. Nine to ten million metric tons of milled rice leaves Thai ports each year, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the...
Read MoreEL MERCADO MANDA, ¿OK?
FOCUS ON TRADE EL MERCADO MANDA, ¿OK? por Chanida Chanyapate y Jacques-Chai Chomthongdi* Poco después del golpe militar de septiembre que derrocó al primer ministro multimillonario Thaksin Shinawatra, el gobierno designado por...
Read MoreMarket rules, ok?
Chanida Chanyapate and Jacques-chai Chomthongdi* Soon after the September coup which ousted multi-millionaire prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the military-appointed government announced its intention to pursue a ...
Read MoreFOCUS: ON THE ROAD TO HONG KONG Number 2, November 2005
As the count-down continues with just 15 days to the 6th WTO ministerial in Hong Kong, this issue includes an analysis of the draft ministerial text released two days ago, an assessment of developing countries’ prospects...
Read MoreWTO DRAFT MINISTERIAL TEXT: EMPTY “DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE”
WTO DRAFT MINISTERIAL TEXT: EMPTY “DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE” IN EXCHANGE FOR TAKEOVER OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICES MARKETS By Aileen Kwa with contributions from Jacqies...
Read More¡ATENTOS A GINEBRA!
¡ATENTOS A GINEBRA! por Jacques Chai Chomthongdi* El año pasado éramos menos de quince, pero en la sesión de julio pasado del Consejo General de la OMC más de 300 representantes de la sociedad civil se hicieron...
Read MoreFINAL UPDATE ON THE JULY 2005 WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS:Update #3 – 29 July 2005 (Information fro
The aim of this update from Geneva is to give a quick snap shot of the state of play surrounding the ongoing negotiations during the General Council (GC) of the WTO. The information in this bulletin is from the daily...
Read MoreTHE “G-GUIDE” GROUPINGS IN THE WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS
Jacques Chai Chomthongdi* G20: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. The...
Read MoreKEEPING THE SPOTLIGHT ON GENEVA
By Jacques-chai Chomthongdi Last year, we were less than fifteen, but at this year’s WTO July General Council meeting more than 300 civil society representatives were present in Geneva. Public debates, workshops,...
Read MoreUPDATE ON THE JULY 2005 WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS:Update #3 _ 29 July 2005
The aim of this update from Geneva is to give a quick snap shot of the stateof play surrounding the ongoing negotiations during the General Council (GC)of the WTO. The information in this bulletin is from the daily briefings...
Read MoreChallenging the Market Access Agenda – Case Study on Rice from Thailand
By Jacques-chai Chomthongdi* Thailand is known as one of the top food exporters in the world, particularly in rice. But a study on Thailand shows that while its rice exports are increasing, farmers do not benefit from...
Read MoreNumber 77, April 2002
IN THIS ISSUE of Focus on Trade we examine (and, of course, participate in) the delicate interplay between this thing called “civil society” and the dominant classes. Or, to put it another way, the making and...
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