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Support sources
Part III in van Tulder 2007, rest of chapters 11 - 13, case studies chs. 14-18 and final chapters 19 and 20
UNCTAD World Investment Report 2005
UNCTAD World Investment Report 2007 (rest of report) The report has a special section on mineral and resource industries
UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2007 Contains a special issue on regional cooperation; all UNCTAD reports can be accessed at and/or downloaded from www.unctad.org
Information on relevant books and articles other than those on the obligatory reading list will be given in the respective thematic sessions.
Websites: www.wto.org - the World Trade Organization’s homepage www.ustr.gov - the Special Trade Representative of the US President www.meti.jp - the site of the Ministry of Economic and Trade www.yaleglobal.org - an informative source of short scientific and press articles