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- PublicationAccess to knowledge difficulties in developing countries: A balanced access to copyrighted works in the digitalenvironment(Scopus, 2010)
; University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Research Support OfficeCopyright law, at its core, is a balancing act between the interests of creators and those of the public. It gives effective rights protection to the creators and provides reasonable access to the public in order to encourage creativity and innovation. In the digital realm of the more recent past, too much access to copyrighted works has caused problems for the copyright owners.Thus, most copyright owners, who are mainly from the developed countries, sought more protection in the form of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Internet Treaties and bilateral agreements. These agreements have since tilted the balance towards overprotection of copyrighted materials and consequently have restricted the public from access to knowledge,which has, for the most part, prevented developing countries from being able to use digital copyrighted material. This paper studies the aspect of access to knowledge (A2K) movement, the perspectives of developed vs developing countries, and proposed a new more balanced framework to foster greater access to knowledge in the digital environment for developing countries.5 42 - PublicationChina’s Policies on Foreign Investment Liberalization after Its Entry into WTO: Fact or Disguise?(Chulalongkorn University Printing House, 2010)
; University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Journal Editorial OfficeBy implementing the umbrella policy of the World Trade Organization (WTO)supporting trade liberalization, signatories have entered into both bilateral and multilateralFree Trade Agreements (FTAs) to eliminate barriers to trade as much aspossible over time. The FTAs were later revised to include a clause of investmentliberalization to mitigate limitations towards foreign direct investment as well. However,the trend of investment liberalization has been applied by nations with certainreservations through national laws due to a limited ability to compete in terms ofcapital, labor, technology, and resource preservation, for instance. The majority ofthose nations fall within the group of developing and least developed countries. China,one of the most influential trade and investment partners at the global level, became aWTO signatory in 2001. As a result, it was mandated to amend certain obsolete tradeand investment policies to meet the liberalized investment policy of the WTO.Nonetheless, national laws significantly reflect to what extent the investmentliberalization policy is recognized by China. Considering applicable Chinese lawsgoverning foreign direct investment, China has aborted most obsolete laws, and hasbeen amending them to lessen restrictions on foreign investment and to establishcertain incentives for some businesses as well. Even though the amended laws retaincertain limitations, especially on ownership of the foreign investors, it can beanticipated that time is important for China to get ready for another step ofliberalization.4 38 - PublicationMicrotrade and fair trade(Scopus, )
; University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Research Support Office9 112 - PublicationMicrotrade and the fair trade movement(University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, 2012)
; University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Research Support OfficeThe present paper aims to illustrate an alternative trading regulation currently assumed by The Fair Trade Movement and a newly established concept of Microtrade in curving global poverty. The fair trade movement reflects microtrade activities by asserting voluntary initiatives to create mutual benefits between customers from the North and producers from the South. It has established a form of microtrading networks between impoverished producers and Northern importers/retailers oversaw by FLO(The Fair Trade Organization). While claiming to have achieved a certain level of poverty reduction, debate arises whether such appraisal renders a real impact. Both positive and negative feedbacks of the fair trade movement will be explored as well as its future proposal which aligns with microtrade activities.1 35