Economic Law and Policy
About Economic Law and Policy
Our experts focus on areas of economic policy-making that are essential to sustainable development, including investment, trade, public procurement and infrastructure finance and sustainability standards.
Our sector-specific work focuses on agriculture and mining in developing countries, given the urgency of the reforms needed and the impact on sustainable development.
IISD also serves as the secretariat to the Intergovermental Forum on Mining, Minerals Metals and Sustainable Development, a member-driven organization providing governments the opportunity to work collectively to achieve their sustainable mining goals.
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Commentary
Commentary
International Energy Charter Draft Model Investment Dispute Prevention and Management Protocol
IISD legal analysis of the draft Model Investment Dispute Prevention and Management Protocol developed by International Energy Charter Secretariat.
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Commentary
Commentary
A Progressive Investment Agenda for Canada: Going beyond nice words
The Government of Canada has made the notion of a “progressive and inclusive” trade and investment agenda the kingpin of its trade policy development - but the government will have to go beyond nice words to ensure investment policy can achieve sustainable development.
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Blog
Blog
Canada's Trade Troubles Make a Perfect Opportunity
NAFTA uncertainty, global shakeups prompt Canadian trade to do the unthinkable: evolve.
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Newsletter
Newsletter
Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 9, Issue 2, July 2018
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
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Blog
Blog
Tourist Trap: Is tourism's explosive growth hurting countries?
Countries are learning hard lessons as global tourism swells.
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Guidebook
Guidebook
IGF Guidance for Governments: Local content policies
This new IGF guidance document aims to help resource-rich countries find more sustainable and inclusive economic solutions, fostering stronger linkages between mineral resources and the rest of the economy.
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Report
Report
Developing a Progressive Agenda for Reform of International Investment Law: Canadian perspectives
This report presents the ideas posited by various Canadian stakeholders in an IISD expert meeting on a progressive agenda on investment, held in Ottawa, Canada, June 13, 2018.
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Briefing Note
Briefing Note
Investment Facilitation: Making sense of concepts, discussions and processes
This background note provides an overview of discussions on investment at the global level in order to better understand and place the current discussions on investment facilitation.
Our experts
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Andrea Bassi
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Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
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Matthew Bliss
Deputy Director, Programs, IGF -
Jonathan Bonnitcha
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Martin Dietrich Brauch
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Sarah Brewin
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Liesbeth Casier
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Aaron Cosbey
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Mohamed Coulibaly
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Mark Halle
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Cristina Larrea
Sustainability Standards Workstream Lead -
Howard Mann
Associate & Senior International Law Advisor -
Kieran McDougal
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Thomas A. Myers
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Clémence Naré
Outreach and Engagement Manager, IGF -
Suzy H. Nikièma
International Law Advisor -
Oshani Perera
Director, Public Procurement and Infrastructure Finance -
Francine Picard Mukazi
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Greg Radford
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Isabelle Ramdoo
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Marina Ruete
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Carin Smaller
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Flavia Thomé
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Laura Turley
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David Uzsoki
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Scott Vaughan
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Vivek Voora
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Laurin Wuennenberg
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Simon Zadek
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Joe Zhang
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Juan Zhang
Associate, China Representative