Thoughts on // Aid for Trade: Making it Effective.

Some of the points that are made are completely valid. The global oversight mechanism seems good in theory, but adding too much oversight can also be a burned. I definitely take some issues with the statement that government and policy reforms are more critical than infrastructure. While trade issues are usually policy based there are huge and costly problems in terms of infrastructure development and maintenance. It’s irrelevant if you don’t have tariffs on coconuts if you can’t get them to market to sell.

Overall the report and methodology seems concise and clear and points to a way forward for developing nations to come into the folds of the multilateral trade and aid system. Hopefully the global review mechanism will be incorporated to some extent since I think that is the most valuable aspect of the report.

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