International Trade Strategies and Opportunities
word count 3000 words
Instructions
Imagine you are writing in the capacity representing a fictional trade/industry association/sector, investor, company, NGO etc
Eg Q1. Tech/service industry Q2. Chamber of Commerce or Investor/MNC Q3. Exporter group or NGO. Q4. SMEs or civil society group.
Provide policy advocacy and arguments on a preferred approach – address the government trade representative in negotiations.
Value
Worth 40% of the TRADE 5001 final grade
Length
2500-3000 words (circa 8 pages, plus references
Submit via Turnitin
Through individual link to be set up for the course – this must be your own work (not group exercise)
Good Structure and Organisation
Include 1-page Cover/Executive Summary of arguments, reader-friendly headings, sub-headings, discussion sections, logical flow, conclusion, spelling check, referencing.
Depth/Range of Materials consulted
Accurately discuss the background and ‘state of play’ in trade negotiations on this issue (multilateral, regional, bilaterall), eg RTA Chapters, CPTPP, AANZFTA etc,, WTO/APEC/other proposals.
Clarity/Soundness of Policy Position
What are the positions you/your members represent? How are they affected by the topic/issue? Offensive and defensive interests etc. Positives/negatives of possible approaches – highlight in summary
Critical Analysis
How can competing interests, political/regulatory differences be managed (eg coalitions?) Compare effectiveness of provisions (binding/support good practices eg transparency, consistency)?International Trade Strategies and Opportunities
Thorough
Whenever you quote “ “, or use another source – reference it.
Consistent
In-text or footnote/endnote, clearly identifiable (page number, weblink, date etc), full biblography
Turnitin
Picks up plagiarism – degree of similarity not a problem as long as properly acknowledged.
Innovation
Reducing ‘frictions’ for movement of people, technology and ideas, while protecting legitimate public interests and promoting (long run) investment efficiency
Competitive Conditions
Eg Behind the border barriers/regulations, trade (and investment) facilitation, affecting short run productivity, investment restrictions/approvals, risk management, activities of foreign SOEs in domestic markets etc.
Sustainability
Effects of environment/labour regulation on supply chain conditions, production processes/methods, equivalence of regimes for pricing (signals), CSR initiatives etc
Equity
Globalization has been good for some, less good for others, with winners and losers. Share (consumer) benefits ‘compensate’ disadvantaged economies/groups/interests
Governments (including Trading Partners)
Impacts of domestic and regulatory developments, transparency/notification, and building coalitions.
Private Sector
Businesses with offensive and defensive interests, trade/ industry associations, MNCs, SMEs, unions
Civil Society, Academia, Media
NGOs and others that have an interest in trade negotiations or the implementation of trade policy Harvard Style