Averting the Resource Curse
April 2008 — A study by World Growth.

Mongolia is in the process of transforming itself into a nation that is based on secure property rights, economic freedom and democratic government – and even though it has lost its way in that regard over the past several years it is believed that it can and will get itself back on course. A major test of the progress it has made, as well as its resolve to continue with that process, will be how it handles the challenge represented by Oyu Tolgoi, a massive, world class mineral deposit located in the remote South Gobi region of Mongolia, near the China border.  The study canvasses the requirements of a mining policy framework for Mongolia that would deliver international best practices in terms of investment attraction.

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The Real Climate Threat to Developing Countries — Early, Deep Cuts in Emissions
December 2007 — A study by World Growth.

Parties to the UNFCCC will meet in Bali in December 2007 to craft a fresh, g lobal strategy to address climate change. In the lead up to that meeting, a case is being made that unless dramatic action is taken to address climate change, the world’s developing nations will be the ones to suffer most.  There is no sound economic basis for this argument.  In fact, the reverse is the case. If the world’s nations act precipitately to reduce emissions, in the process increasing energy prices and reducing global economic growth, developing countries will pay the highest price.  The study explores the importance of balancing implementation of climate change goals with economic development strategies and practices.

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Technologies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Strategic Outlook
November 2007 – A study by World Growth.
 
This strategic review outlines the considerable scope that exists to accelerate the rate of technological progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.  The review of outlook and prospects encompass the technologies involved in increasing energy efficiency, capturing and storing emissions, reducing the carbon-intensity of the energy mix, and reducing emissions from productive processes other than energy consumption.  The study also explores the wide range of voluntary initiatives by both government and the private sector.  These initiatives are directed at the development and commercialization of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions world-wide.

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Building a Pro-Development Global Strategy on Climate Change
August 2007 – A study by Alan Oxley, Chairman of World Growth and former Chairman of the GATT.

The study proposes a “Multi-Track” process that would allow countries to develop more customized strategies to reduce emissions while preserving economic development programs and progress toward eliminating poverty.  

The “Multi-Track” strategy would allow for each nation to develop a strategy to tackle climate change that best suits it, giving nations more flexibility to reach emission reductions through a variety of strategies.  This could include Kyoto-styled mandatory cuts, adopting new technologies, improving efficient energy consumption, or any combination of approaches.

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Economic Effects of Intellectual Property-Intensive Manufacuring in the United States
July 2007 – A study by Dr. Robert Shapiro, former Undersecretary of Commerce to President Clinton.

The study finds that which finds that two-thirds of the value of America’s large businesses springs from intellectual property (IP), especially patents and trademarks. 

In addition, Dr. Shapiro and co-author Nam Pham calculate the concrete economic benefits of IP to the U.S. economy and find that IP-intensive jobs produce greater value added per employee, pay higher average wages, and have stronger records in job creation than those that are less IP-intensive.

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MAKE TRADE FREE
How the Doha Round can reduce poverty
November 2005 – A study by Alan Oxley, Chairman of World Growth and former Chairman of the GATT.

"It is fashionable to discredit “free” trade because it is not “fair”. Grave issues are obscured with word play like this. Open markets are the only tool that been have been effective at dramatically reducing poverty. Free trade created them.

The suggestion this is not ‘”fair” is callous. It sneers at governments which have labored to provide prosperity for its citizens. It seeks to deny one of greatest contributions of the twentieth century to human history: to cut by half the share of the world’s people living in poverty.

Poverty persists because not enough economies are open. Mistaken or misguided, “fair” trade would close them further and keep more people poor. That is why trade should be made free, not “fair”.

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