Abstract
Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!
Highlights
Notwithstanding the significant growth that affected both international trade and investment in the past 40 years, most developing countries have neither increased their incomes per capita nor reduced their poverty rates as expected. Starting from this disappointing scenario, Dan Danielsen gives a punctual analysis of how these countries and their domestic firms still face a hard time benefitting from the global economic expansion and trade liberalization, and in particular how, in his view, this is mainly attributable to what he defines “supply-chain capitalism”
Extending to all state-actors the same global market conditions, whereas beyond the borders not properly supported by solid domestic regulations or state power, ended up creating a hegemonic and unfair market dynamics, constricting the “global south” to remain subordinated and at the mercy of stronger economic realities
With the very notion of globalization, the multilateral approach adopted effectively shows how law, politics and economics are intimately interconnected, and how it is not possible to conceive them as neatly separated entities anymore
Summary
Notwithstanding the significant growth that affected both international trade and investment in the past 40 years, most developing countries have neither increased their incomes per capita nor reduced their poverty rates as expected Starting from this disappointing scenario, Dan Danielsen gives a punctual analysis of how these countries and their domestic firms still face a hard time benefitting from the global economic expansion and trade liberalization, and in particular how, in his view, this is mainly attributable to what he defines “supply-chain capitalism”. The promise of trade liberalization as a boost of equality and inclusivity of states in the global market; and on the other the “real face” of an equality that did not bring the same advantages to all actors From this perspective, the article appears as a – indirect – critique to the universal and all-encompassing approach adopted in the international trade system to all market economies. Extending to all state-actors the same global market conditions, whereas beyond the borders not properly supported by solid domestic regulations or state power, ended up creating a hegemonic and unfair market dynamics, constricting the “global south” to remain subordinated and at the mercy of stronger economic realities
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