Focus on Trade Index

 

1998

Number 22, January 1998


A fistful of rupiahs
Nicola Bullard

The end of the Asian miracle
Walden Bello

What is the IMF’s agenda for Asia?
Walden Bello

The new unequal treaties
Ehito Kimura

Economic crisis ‘fast-tracks’ APEC agenda
Nicola Bullard


Number 23, March 1998


Taming the Tigers: The IMF and the Asian crisis
Nicola Bullard, with Walden Bello and Kamal Malhotra


Number 24, April 1998


WTO May ministerial conference: A time for celebration or mourning?
Aileen Kwa

The GATT agricultural accord and food security: The Philippine case
Walden Bello


Number 25, May 1998


US congressional hearing on IMF
News brief: Confrontation marks hearings on IMF

Analysis: US congress presses IMF for more accountability and transparency
Walden Bello

Statements to the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, US House of Representatives, April 21, 1998
Walden Bello, Focus on the Global South and University of the Philippines
Marijke Torfs, Director of International Department, Friends of the Earth
Opening statement of Chairman Spencer Bachus
Opening statement of Representative Bernie Sanders


Number 26, June 1998


Outcomes of the WTO second ministerial conference
Aileen Kwa

US brings in yet another new issue at WTO: Electronic commerce
Aileen Kwa

Governments, NGOs brace for 1999 review of agriculture agreement
Walden Bello

Developing countries voice grievances at WTO
Aileen Kwa

The offensive charm of the WTO
Nicola Bullard


Number 27, July 1998


IMF bill a hot potato on the hill
Nicola Bullard

ASEAN: Financial crisis places regional grouping at critical crossroads
Walden Bello and Ehito Kimura

Indonesia: one-step forward, two steps back
Nicola Bullard

Economists tell the Philippine president: “There is no alternative”
Some good advice to President Estrada from some economists

Back to the third world? The Asian financial crisis enters its second year
Walden Bello

Asian crisis creates internet hot-spot
Bob Davis


Number 28, August 1998


Thailand and the IMF: Has the balance of power shifted?
Walden Bello

Indonesia’s privatisation plans run into troubled waters
Nicola Bullard

Stakes are higher than ever in 1999 review of agreement on agriculture
Walden Bello

Filipino farmers and the 1999 WTO agricultural negotiations
Rep. Leonardo Q. Montemayor

The pervasive MAI mantra!
Pradeep S Mehta


Number 29, September 1998


IMF victory, sweet but short
Nicola Bullard

Dr Kagarlitsky goes to Washington
Statement to the US Congress Banking Subcommittee

Mahatir: Breaking with the faith
Walden Bello

Malaysia’s capital and currency controls: radical but necessary
Walden Bello

The sacking of Anwar: Any prospects for reform?
Dr Syed Husin Ali

UNCTAD calls for immediate action
Charkravathi Ragavan


Number 30, October 1998


The Asian financial crisis: Déjà vu all over again
Robin Broad

The beginning of the end of the Washington consensus?
Nicola Bullard

Draft declaration from the participants of the Bank Information Center (BIC) strategy meeting, October 9-10, 1998

Another world depression?
Jayati Gosh

Asia opts for a do-it-yourself solution
Nicola Bullard

Regulation or barbarism?
Nicola Bullard


Number 31, November/December 1998


Early voluntary sectoral liberalization: when voluntarism becomes a burden
Marco Mezzera

Time to give APEC a well-deserved burial
Walden Bello

The Malaysian enigma
Walden Bello

Taming the IMF: How the Asian crisis cracked the Washington consensus
Nicola Bullard

Asian financial crisis: The movie
Walden Bello