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The Conclusion draws together all of the arguments of this book. It briefly recaps the emergence of the multilateral rules-based trading system and the shift towards bilateral and regional trade agreements, explores the main areas of policy incoherence between trade and health and discusses flaws in the trade policy-making process that frustrate efforts to achieve policy coherence. It concludes by summarising proposals for reform in four areas: changes to the legal rules included in trade agreements; reforms to the trade policy-making process; action to strengthen global governance of trade and health; and capacity-building and research activities.
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
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The European Union now releases its positions prior to initiating new trade or investment negotiations, and many other intergovernmental negotiations release drafts of agreements using [bracketed text] to identify where there are disagreements and suggested new wording, while also attributing positions to particular member states.
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Gleeson, D., Labonté, R. (2020). Conclusion: Strengthening Trade and Health Policy Coherence. In: Trade Agreements and Public Health. Palgrave Studies in Public Health Policy Research. Palgrave Pivot, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0485-3_8
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