A policy is a plan of action to guide decisions and actions. The term may apply to government, private sector organizations and groups, and individuals. The policy process includes the identification of different alternatives, such as programs or spending priorities, and choosing among them on the basis of the impact they will have. Policies in short can be understood as political, management, financial, and administrative mechanisms arranged to reach explicit goals.
In politology the policy cycle is the "life" of how a policy is created and ended. It includes the following stages:
Foreign Policy :: Political Science
Multilateral :: Government
International :: Economic
Trade :: International
Sanctions :: Economic

Policy Analysis - An e-text by Steven Suranovic.
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact - Description of the BSEC's activities.
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Center for Agricultural and Rural Development - Academic research and briefings in the Center's main research areas, which includes trade and agricultural policy.
Meta Description: [ The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) is a public policy research center for agricultural economics at Iowa State University., The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) is a public policy research center for agricultural economics at Iowa State University. ]
Computational Modelling of International Trade - Lists a range of links for data and models for use in academic modelling of international trade.
Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices - Chronological index of reports providing a single, comparative analysis of the economic policies and trade practices of certain countries, released by the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, of the U.S. Department of State.
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DG Enterprise - TBT - EEC Website regarding WTO-Technical Barriers to Trade. Database search of notifications and texts.
Essays on International Economics - Essays on international economics, world trade and politics published by Jock O'Connell.
Meta Description: [ Essays on international trade, economics and politics by Jock O'Connell, one of California's leading authorities on international trade and economics. ]
EU Trade Barriers Kill - A study demonstrating how the trade barriers of EU affect the poor countries, published by the Centre for the New Europe.
European Trade Study Group - The ETSG is a forum for academic discussion and research on international trade among European universities and research institutes.
Meta Description: [ European Trade Study Group homepage ]
FlyingFish - The OECD's Crocodile Tears - An essay on globalization, WTO, IMF, the World Bank and the OECD.
Meta Description: [ Globalisation and corporate accountability. The 'ethics' of the OECD, IMF, World Bank and WTO. ]
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Foreign Trade Information System - Information on trading agreements and statistics in the Western Hemisphere.
Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) - Provides data, models, and software for multi-region, applied general equilibrium analysis of global economic issues, and organizes training and conferences.
Globalization - Collection of papers by members of the Institute for International Economics on this topic.
Meta Description: [ The Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely, objective analysis and concrete solutions to key international economic problems. ]
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Hot Topics in International Economics - Research that focuses on international economics-related issues, some of which are related to trade policy.
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Indian Trade Law Policy - Databases containing Indian foreign trade laws, including those on customs duty, input output norms, export and import policy and baggage rules.
International Economics Network - A portal for international economics and related disciplines with links to research papers, news and commentaries in the field.
Meta Description: [ The International Economics Network is an annotated, selective portal for international economics and related disciplines, which includes regularly updated links to research papers, news and commentaries in the field. ]
International Trade - Site provides annotated links and statistics for international economics.
Meta Description: [ Business news, data and information is available here at the Economics and Finance Information website. Serving the economics community since 1997., The Institute for Supply Management reports that business in manufacturing and services remain steady in June 2007., The U.S. Dollar fell to a new l... ]
International Trade Issue Briefings - International trade briefings and other issues in trade policy analysis.
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International Trade Policy Course - An interactive on-line course teaching the fundamentals of international trade policy.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - A web-book with seventeen chapters covering a wide range of trade-related issues.
National Tariff Commission, Pakistan - The website for the official government trade body in Pakistan.
North American Free Trade Agreement - NAFTA - The full text of the North American Free Trade Agreement (provided by Organization of American States).
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development - OECD - Provides analytical underpinnings to support continued trade liberalisation.
Meta Description: [ OECD work on trade provides analytical underpinnings to support continued trade liberalisation and foster an understanding of trade policy linkages of public concern. Trade and investment liberalisation ... ]
Policies to Attract Foreign Direct Investment - Much recent research has focused on identifying which factors and policies can influence the location decision of multinational companies. Download dozens of papers and cases studies from this online database.
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Public Policy Institute of California/CA Global Economy - The Public Policy Institute of California seeks to understand issues such as how U.S. trade agreements affects California’s state's performance in world markets, the effects of import/export traffic on the state's infrastructure, and the role of immigrants in particular industries
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Technical and Regulatory Barriers to Trade - Deals with barriers to trade and mutual recognition arrangements.
The Cato Center for Trade Policy Studies - Aims to increase public understanding concerning the benefits of free trade and the costs of protectionism.
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The Global Company -- Financial Times - In this twelve part series, correspondents seek to identify what factors make for the best and most successful companies operating in the global economy.
The High Cost of the China-WTO Deal - On U.S. policy regarding China and its entry into the WTO.
Trade and Development Centre - Contains essays, case studies, country overviews and an online discussion forum.
Trade Policy Papers - Contains abstracts and full texts of papers on trade policy by Dan Ciuriak.
Meta Description: [ This site contains the publications of Dan Ciuriak., Analytical Report - An Assessment of: 'Employment implications of Trade Liberalization with East Asia', A New Realism in the Doha Round? A Roundtable Discussion, Scoping the End-Game in the Doha Round: A Roundtable Discussion, Eyes Wide Shut? B... ]
Trade Policy Special Report - Articles, and links on free trade issue from the Washington Post newspaper. (Originally posted 1998)
United States Trade Representative - Official website for America's chief trade negotiator and principal advisor to the president.
World Bank International Trade Research - Contains much information relating to international trade.
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