Worth a (mumbled) cheer… assuming ideas still matter in the Indian political economyin.reuters.com/article/2014/0…j7
On the question of culpability for WTO’s malaise, re-reading @alanbeattie ‘s “Who’s in Charge Here” (amazon.com/Whos-Charge-He…)
@dikenson Agree. ‘Critial mass’, ‘plurilateral’… something that has a chance of multilateral application (i.e. not the Mega-Regs). But big!
@alanbeattie @dikenson Didn’t appreciate this is a Pauline moment for Economist. Still, Members must take blame, not WTO. (They deserve it).
@dikenson Who wants to do ‘more modest’? ‘Ambitious’ motivates the political economy. Modest is what your mother said. Fewer and higher :)
The Economist portrays #WTO’ s problem as an excess ambition on the part of the Secretariat. Good grief, how dumb! ::economist.com/news/leaders/2…
Why does Lauren Bacall’s death touch me more than Robyn WIlliams’? Her career affirmed life; poor RW suffered it::ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d…
What warrant does publicly-owned Qantas to advocate one view of a constitutional controversy?None::theaustralian.com.au/national-affai…
Useful RT @RBAInfo: “US + EU are more important for [AU] export demand than implied by conventional trade statistics” goo.gl/aLn7Uf
RT @snlester…[also] “We dispute the assumption that jobs in IP-intensive industries are necessarily IP-created jobs”mercatus.org/sites/default/…lq
Here’s the danger in Abbott’s reversal of proof on Australians’ travel. Secret, unconstrained, evidence-free, abuse::firstlook.org/theintercept/a…
First he gags the press (wikileaks.org/aus-suppressio…). Now Abbott intends to suppress speech, spy more, intimidate::theaustralian.com.au/national-affai…
tgemiles My latest: #WTO failure points to fragmented future for global trade reut.rs/1v2dI7D via @Reuters @SimonEvenett
@snlester Now with State Govts I believe. Broad support. It will pass [And Exec controls Parliament in our system :-( ]
sdonnan They wanted resolution passed in general council. But big Q is whether #India was ever prepared to compromise on hard stand. #wto (4/4)
Scandalous attack on our liberties by Abbott, Bishop —> Asian press trumpets suppression story. Diplomatic triumph!wikileaks.org/aus-suppressio…O
@sdonnan WTO? Even Mega-Regs confirm relevance of the rules, standards that they extend by reference. Danger is compliance may deteriorate.