Comments on: For the first time in history … http://www.owen.org/blog/324 Thoughts on development and beyond Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skinny Americano http://www.owen.org/blog/324/comment-page-1#comment-1552 Skinny Americano Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:07:46 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=324#comment-1552 "The Doha development round of trade talks will be judged by one simple test: does it enable people in poor countries to sell more of their goods overseas, creating more jobs and lifting their incomes? If the answer is yes, the round will succeed in enabling tens of millions of people to lift themselves out of abject poverty over the next decade . . ." The writer wisely doesn't make the extravagant claim that Doha will Make Poverty History but it shows his thoughts are in the right direction and the whole article shows how strongly he supports Doha. Who is the writer? Paul Wolfowitz. “The Doha development round of trade talks will be judged by one simple test: does it enable people in poor countries to sell more of their goods overseas, creating more jobs and lifting their incomes?

If the answer is yes, the round will succeed in enabling tens of millions of people to lift themselves out of abject poverty over the next decade . . .”

The writer wisely doesn’t make the extravagant claim that Doha will Make Poverty History but it shows his thoughts are in the right direction and the whole article shows how strongly he supports Doha. Who is the writer? Paul Wolfowitz.

]]> By: dearieme http://www.owen.org/blog/324/comment-page-1#comment-1553 dearieme Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:38:35 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=324#comment-1553 When was the first First Time in History that such boasting could have made sense? Sometime between 1870 and 1914, perhaps? A little bit earlier? When was the first First Time in History that such boasting could have made sense? Sometime between 1870 and 1914, perhaps? A little bit earlier?

]]> By: Devil's Kitchen http://www.owen.org/blog/324/comment-page-1#comment-1554 Devil's Kitchen Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:13:04 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=324#comment-1554 Wow, some people really having been spouting some absolute cobblers, eh? Nice drawing of attention to it though... DK Wow, some people really having been spouting some absolute cobblers, eh?

Nice drawing of attention to it though…

DK

]]> By: Devil's Kitchen http://www.owen.org/blog/324/comment-page-1#comment-2544 Devil's Kitchen Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:13:04 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=324#comment-2544 Wow, some people really having been spouting some absolute cobblers, eh? Nice drawing of attention to it though... DK Wow, some people really having been spouting some absolute cobblers, eh?

Nice drawing of attention to it though…

DK

]]> By: richard http://www.owen.org/blog/324/comment-page-1#comment-1555 richard Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:14:54 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=324#comment-1555 brilliant post brilliant post

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.owen.org/blog/324/comment-page-1#comment-1556 Jeremy Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:57:09 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=324#comment-1556 thats a great post. great timing as well since we are heading for another ridiculous spectacle of a non-agreed trade deal appearing... reduce all farm tarriffs? not in my lifetime thats a great post.

great timing as well since we are heading for another ridiculous spectacle of a non-agreed trade deal appearing… reduce all farm tarriffs? not in my lifetime

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