Good Governance Opens New Doors to Advocacy
International Trade Forum › Num. 1/2006, Janvier 2006
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Good governance in trade policy provides legitimate channels of access to decision-makers, not only for business, but also for other groups -- women, consumers, environmental protection activists and so on. To be transparent and inclusive, the process has to include open debate to resolve inevitable conflicts of interest, lay down common positions and establish what Prof Michel Kostecki, consultant on business advocacy to ITC, calls the "community of interests". As discussions between groups move from the specific to the general, they begin to identify common ground for devising positions they can communicate to government negotiators. Good governance on trade policy also requires inclusiveness, bringing in voices that may seldom be heard. The essential is to be able to tread the fine line between legitimate business advocacy, dedicated to specific goals in international trade negotiations including development, and an overbearing business lobby that puts pressure on government and is dedicated to serving no interests but its own.
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Good Governance Opens New Doors to Advocacy
Christopher Simpson interviews Michel Kostecki, Professor at the University of Neuchâtel
For a model of good governance in trade policy, "make it open, make it fair. And make it inclusive", says Michel Kostecki.A question levelled at WTO Director-General, Pascal Laniy, during a 90-minute online "chat" in late February 2006 was: "In your view, what should be the role of the business community in order to bring the Doha round to a successful conclusion?" He responded: "If the business community is uninterested in the Doha negotiat...Voir le contenu complet de ce document
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