The MAI: Multilateralism from above

Race and Class

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 168-170

  Davis, James ^a   Bishop, Cheryl ^a  

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References (11)

1. Speech made before the Trade and Development Board, UNCTAD, October 1996.
2. Draft of the MAI released October 1997 by OECD; see also leaked drafts from January and May (includes confidential government commentaries). All available from Council for Canadians website at http://mai.flora.org/osite.htm.
3. See George Monbiot, 'Running on MMT', Guardian (13 August 1998).
4. In the US, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation have become a popular tool used by companies to silence critics. SLAPPs are intended to prevent target individuals and groups speaking on certain issues. SLAPPs usually seek large monetary damages, using lengthy proceedings and the threat of financial ruin as a means of intimidation.
5. At UNCTAD IX, Midrand, South Africa (3 May 1996).
6. NGO Declaration at UNCTAD IX, prepared Midrand, South Africa, 24-28 April 1996. Published on the web by Third World Network at www.twnside.org.sg/souths/ twn/title/mart-ch.htm.
7. Third World Network statement at Ministerial Conference, published on the web at www.twnside.org.sg/souths/twn/big-cn.htm.
8. Interview by Jon SchafTer, US Information Agency (16 April 1997).
9. International Chamber of Commerce, 'Multilateral rules for investment', ICC Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy, document no. 103/179 (rev. 30 April 1996).
10. Statement to Global Investment Forum (organised by UNCTAD), Geneva, October 1996. Quoted in Chakravarthi Raghavan, 'MIA or MAI: global welfare for TNCs', published by Third World Network on the web at www.twnside.org.sg/souths/twn/ title/mai-cn.htm. See also 'MIA or MAI', Third World Economics (No. 161, May 1997).
11. In Statement to Global Investment Forum (Organised by UNCTAD) ibid.