Unleashing the potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Asia requires more sophisticated policies that draw heavily on context-specific evidence.
Global and regional initiatives including South-South co-operation have a role to play in improving capacity of Asia and Pacific developing countries to trade in agricultural products.
Should ACTA be considered a genuine trade agreement or as an agreement on enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR)?
Policymakers are looking for alternative schema around which to organise economic development strategies, and promoting industrial policy seems to signal an intention to intervene in markets more often.