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Short Summary
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Gender Primer of Trade and Investment Policies
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| Author |
Sparr, P. |
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January 2002 |
| Publisher |
International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) |
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Short Summary |
What are the policy measures put in place by
governments to regulate international trade, and how do they relate
to gender roles and relationships? This primer firstly makes the case
for looking at gender in the context of trade, arguing that trade
has different impacts on men and women, and that men and women respond
differently to trade policies. It then looks at a number of key policy
measures including: tariffs, quotas, subsidies, exchange rates, capital
controls/investment limitations, investment incentives, intellectual
property and non-tariff barriers. For each concept, a definition,
outline of purpose and gendered example is given. One example is the
case of tariffs where, in Senegal, the lowering of tariffs on foodstuffs
had an adverse effect on a new women's tomato paste micro-enterprise
which collapsed when cheap imports of tomatoes flooded the market.
This primer concludes that social impact assessments with strong gender
components are needed before trade and investment agreements are finalised.
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