What is it about?
This article examines how disability finds space in preferential trade agreements (PTAs), which are agreements between states where one state unilaterally offers another state trade benefits (such as lower or zero tariffs). We analyse how disability is referenced in 518 PTAs negotiated between 1948 and 2020. Our research identifies five main modes of inclusion of disability.
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Why is it important?
The insertion of non-trade issues, such as the rights of persons with disabilities, in trade treaties can serve to leverage countries’ commercial goals to promote objectives related to human rights.
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For me, this article is about how disability becomes relevant in international governance. It is about understanding what matters and who matters when we talk about international trade.
Felipe Jaramillo Ruiz
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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This page is a summary of: The inclusion of disability as a non-trade issue in preferential trade agreements, Global Social Policy, November 2022, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/14680181221136972.
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