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Long set of thoughts and questions and links. Don’t know where or whether this would go to provide value in info.
? What is drying up the country’s flow of money, jobs, and general wellbeing requirements?
? Why don’t, or can’t gummints get off their a…ses and do something for the people in line with the money they are paid and have access to?
? What would happen if we got onto doing the necessary – houses, assisting small business, developing green and recycling in small local ways etc.
? What – If we had more education about running a modern country and how it was done through the ages – better education for all and only those who had passed the basics of economics and social anthropology allowed to vote ?
? We have been decimated by free trade agreements as a people though some businesses and housing has mightily profited. Can we have a referendum on whether we want to continue in this decline? If we decided to withdraw, how would we fare? Would we be punished by other traders, countries, without any concerns about the generally downward direction for ordinary people? And how would we placate those who don’t care a stuff except for their own advantage.
What if next government, soon I hope, adopts new regime – says ‘What will help ordinary people most’? Give people a balance of carrots and sticks, rewards and restraints.
Or brings in Chinese advisor on how we can go forward with limited exporting and importing to be in balance. How we can avoid being dragged before Big Business Kangaroo Court that our government has signed up to on behalf of us all, but benefits the bigger players in trading.
Background:
https://uncitral.un.org/ United Nations Commission On International Trade Law
Is international law binding in NZ?
To have effect in New Zealand, international obligations must be incorporated into New Zealand law. In many cases this will require an amendment to domestic law to give effect to a treaty obligation. In other cases it will be necessary to pass entirely new legislation. The language in treaties is often ambiguous.
8. Treaties and international obligations
ldac.org.nz http://ldac.org.nz › assets › documents › 8.-Treaties-and-
Trade law and dispute settlement
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
https://www.mfat.govt.nz › Trade
The Trade Law Unit ensures New Zealand gets the full benefit from trade agreements. We assess whether other countries’ trade and economic measures
Trade regulatory system
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
https://www.mbie.govt.nz › regulatory-stewardship › tra…
This system regulates aspects of New Zealand’s trade and sets out the rules for its administration. The aspects covered here are: trade remedies; tariffs …
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-in-force/
Free trade agreements in force
We have successfully completed 14 free trade agreements.
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How do you resolve international trade disputes?
There are currently four methods of dispute settlement in international trade: negotiation, mediation commercial arbitration, and court.
1 Negotiation. In international dispute resolution, negotiation is typically used as a method of resolution. …
2 Mediation. …
3 Commercial arbitration. …
4 Court.
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24 Apr 2023 Methods of Dispute Settlement in International Trade – LinkedIn
linkedin.com https://www.linkedin.com › pulse › methods-dispute-settl..
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What are the negative effects of international trade agreements?
The disadvantages are twofold. If FTAs are not set up within the right framework of policies, they can diminish rather than enhance economic welfare. The second disadvantage is that they are not good vehicles for liberalising trade in sectors on which parties outside the agreement have a major influence.
3. FTAs – advantages and disadvantages dfat.gov.au
https://www.dfat.gov.au › default › files › Chapter3-2
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Impacts of Free Trade Agreements on Business Activity in …
Asian Development Bank
https://www.adb.org › publication › adbi-wp143 PDF
by D Hirastuka · 2009 · Cited by 20 — Ando and Urata (2005) obtained similar results that non- member countries experience a decrease in GDP and income.
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Free Trade Agreement Overview
International Trade Administration (.gov)
https://www.trade.gov › free-trade-agreement-overview
The goal of trade agreements is to reduce barriers to U.S. exports, protect U.S. interests competing abroad, and enhance the rule of law in the FTA …
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Declaration on International Investment and Multinational …
OECD Legal Instruments
https://legalinstruments.oecd.org › OECD-LEGAL-0144
Governments have the right to prescribe the conditions under which multinational enterprises operate within their jurisdictions, subject to international law.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_World_Trade_Organization
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