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Comprehensive Wealth in Canada 2018 – Measuring What Matters in the Long Term
Comprehensive wealth measures the country’s produced, natural, human, financial and social capital.
Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 9, Issue 3, October 2018
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
International Investment Law and Sustainable Development: Key cases from the 2010s
This e-book features 10 summaries and analyses of decisions rendered between 2011 and 2018 by arbitral tribunals in treaty-based investor–state arbitration cases having sustainable development implications.
IISD Best Practices Series: Security for Costs
This IISD Best Practices paper explores challenges for states in obtaining orders for security of costs and provides model treaty language designed to help overcome those challenges.
Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Stimulating direct local employment
The paper, focused on stimulating direct local employment, is part of a set of expert documents to substantiate the IGF Guidance for Governments on local content policies, released in July 2018.
Designing Local Content Policies in Mineral-Rich Countries
The paper, focused on designing local content policies in mineral-rich countries, is part of a set of expert documents to substantiate the IGF Guidance for Governments on local content policies, released in July 2018.
Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Fostering downstream linkages
The paper, focused on downstream linkages, is part of a set of expert documents to substantiate the IGF Guidance for Governments on local content policies, released in July 2018.
Transforming Agriculture in Africa & Asia: What are the policy priorities?
This report uses a first-of-its kind analytical framework that tracks the performance of 117 countries over 45 years to understand which agricultural policies have succeeded or failed.
Developing and Negotiating Based on a Model Investment Treaty
This background paper provides insights into the third session of IISD's Webinar Series on Investment Law and Policy, focused on developing and negotiating based on a model investment treaty.
Using Technology to Solve Today's Water Challenges
Eight case studies of organizations using innovative technologies to make better decisions regarding the protection of our fresh water.