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View article: Gender Discrimination in Global Clothing Tariffs
Gender Discrimination in Global Clothing Tariffs Open
There is increasing recognition of women suffering a ‘pink tax’, paying higher prices for (near) identical products than those marketed to men. One potential cause of this is governments charging different import tariffs on men's and women…
View article: Utilizing Technology in Multicultural Education: Experiences from Canadian Schools
Utilizing Technology in Multicultural Education: Experiences from Canadian Schools Open
Background. In the context of increasingly diverse classrooms, Canadian schools face both the challenge and opportunity of fostering inclusive learning environments through multicultural education. As technology becomes more integrated int…
View article: Weighted nonlocal operators and their applications in semi-supervised learning
Weighted nonlocal operators and their applications in semi-supervised learning Open
Motivated by problems in machine learning, we study a class of variational problems characterized by nonlocal operators. These operators are characterized by power-type weights, which are singular at a portion of the boundary. We identify …
View article: The cultural foundations of trade policy: Competitive free trade and the UK–Australia free trade agreement
The cultural foundations of trade policy: Competitive free trade and the UK–Australia free trade agreement Open
This article examines United Kingdom (UK) parliamentary debates on the adoption of its first post-Brexit, from-scratch free trade agreement (FTA), with Australia. Building on Jessop’s cultural political economy framework, we identify and a…
View article: Academic neurology in the UK: a plea to turn away from the precipice
Academic neurology in the UK: a plea to turn away from the precipice Open
Devine et al. argue that recent changes to clinical neurology training in the UK have the potential to exacerbate an existing crisis in academic neurology, and discuss what might be done to remedy the situation.
View article: AJOG MFM Table of Contents
AJOG MFM Table of Contents Open
View article: Using data to improve the care of people with diabetes across Oxfordshire
Using data to improve the care of people with diabetes across Oxfordshire Open
Data from GP practices and hospital trusts have long been used to understand the quality of care received by people with diabetes. However, annual data collection is too infrequent to see what difference rapid changes in practice make to d…
View article: The <scp>WTO</scp> in Buenos Aires: The outcome and its significance for the future of the multilateral trading system
The <span>WTO</span> in Buenos Aires: The outcome and its significance for the future of the multilateral trading system Open
The conclusion of the World Trade Organization's ( WTO ) Buenos Aires ministerial conference (10–13 December 2017) was immediately celebrated and derided in equal measure. For its supporters, Buenos Aires opened the way toward negotiations…
View article: What Kind of Civil Society? The Changing Complexion of Public Engagement at the WTO
What Kind of Civil Society? The Changing Complexion of Public Engagement at the WTO Open
Since the WTO’s creation its relationship with civil society has changed significantly. In this article, we use an original dataset to: (1) plot the changes that have taken place in civil society group representation at the WTO Public Foru…
View article: The future of agricultural trade governance in the World Trade Organization
The future of agricultural trade governance in the World Trade Organization Open
Constructing multilateral rules to govern trade in agricultural goods has been notoriously difficult. What success there has been relied on linking liberalization in agriculture to broader deals involving multiple sectors through the princ…
View article: Power, knowledge and resistance: between co-optation and revolution in global trade
Power, knowledge and resistance: between co-optation and revolution in global trade Open
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View article: Reforming WTO-Civil Society Engagement
Reforming WTO-Civil Society Engagement Open
Civil society organizations are often seen as playing a crucial role in helping to mitigate the exclusion of weaker states, giving voice to marginalized communities, and raising environmental and developmental concerns within the trade sys…
View article: The WTO in Nairobi: The Demise of the Doha Development Agenda and the Future of the Multilateral Trading System
The WTO in Nairobi: The Demise of the Doha Development Agenda and the Future of the Multilateral Trading System Open
This article offers a full‐length evaluation of the World Trade Organization's ( WTO ) decisive December 2015 Nairobi ministerial conference. It examines the dynamics of the meeting, the emergence of a new negotiating mode, and the contest…