Is Free Trade a Wayforward?
AS GLOBALISATION brings real economic challenges home and abroad, the leaders around the pacific region are searching for durable economic solutions to elevate and consolidate the small and vulnerable economies in this economical challenging times. So, Is free trade a way forward for that durable economic solution for the pacific nations and in particular our country Solomon Islands? It has known that the pacific island trade ministers are gearing up for what some termed it as a big year for trade negotiations in the pacific region.
This year 2009 we'll see our nation Solomon Islands will be among other pacific island countries to negotiate some major development in trade agreements in the pacific region.
In this discussion I will argue that although free trade is said to be the engine for growth, a better way of achieving economic and social development and poverty eradication for the developing and participating countries, the realities behind it is still a mounting hostility with the process it self, especially by the millions around the world who have been thrown into poverty by market liberalizations from free trade agreements. Then I will also discuss some examples on the effects of free trade, as it will provide evidence to our people that free trade practices do not assist in closing economic gaps, but rather they assist in making these gaps wider. And also I will touch a little bit on the key players involve in free trade negotiations. Lastly in this discussion I will express in brief my personal view on this topic "Is free trade a way forward for Solomon Islands?
Before going further into this discussion I want to provide to our citizens the free trade negotiations that Solomon Islands is currently negotiating with the EU, Australia, New Zealand and other pacific island nations. From my general understanding on this issue of trade negotiations in the pacific region, there are three major free trade negotiations facing the pacific island countries
This year 2009 we'll see our nation Solomon Islands will be among other pacific island countries to negotiate some major development in trade agreements in the pacific region.
In this discussion I will argue that although free trade is said to be the engine for growth, a better way of achieving economic and social development and poverty eradication for the developing and participating countries, the realities behind it is still a mounting hostility with the process it self, especially by the millions around the world who have been thrown into poverty by market liberalizations from free trade agreements. Then I will also discuss some examples on the effects of free trade, as it will provide evidence to our people that free trade practices do not assist in closing economic gaps, but rather they assist in making these gaps wider. And also I will touch a little bit on the key players involve in free trade negotiations. Lastly in this discussion I will express in brief my personal view on this topic "Is free trade a way forward for Solomon Islands?
Before going further into this discussion I want to provide to our citizens the free trade negotiations that Solomon Islands is currently negotiating with the EU, Australia, New Zealand and other pacific island nations. From my general understanding on this issue of trade negotiations in the pacific region, there are three major free trade negotiations facing the pacific island countries