Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options

Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options

EDITOR’S NOTEThis paper, written in December 2012, is a contribution to the ‘Policy Debate’ section of the International Development Policy. In this section, academics, policy makers and practitioners engage in a dialogue on global development challenges. Papers are copy-edited but not peer-reviewed...

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Wydane: International Development Policy | Revue internationale de politique de développement 2013
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Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options
description EDITOR’S NOTEThis paper, written in December 2012, is a contribution to the ‘Policy Debate’ section of the International Development Policy. In this section, academics, policy makers and practitioners engage in a dialogue on global development challenges. Papers are copy-edited but not peer-reviewed. Instead, an initial thematic contribution is followed by critical comments and reactions from different stakeholders. This paper by Werner Thut is followed by reactions and analysis from a non-profit policy institute (Alexandra Gillies, Revenue Watch Institute, New York, ‘Crafting a Strategic Response to the Commodity-Development Conundrum’), a Southern scholar (Prof. Humberto Campodonico, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima ‘Going Beyond Transparency and Good Governance’ | ‘Más allá de la transparencia y una buena gobernanza’) and a representative of the trading sector (Stéphane Graber, Secretary General of Geneva Trading & Shipping Association – ‘Reassessing the Merchants’ Role in a Globalized Economy’).PAPER’S ABSTRACTSwitzerland is one of the world’s largest commodity trading hub. The author, senior policy adviser at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), reviews experiences and policy options related to commodity trading from a development policy perspective. While this sector has become of strategic importance to Switzerland’s economy, it also entails a number of risks. On the other hand, Swiss development cooperation efforts focus on several resource-rich countries, whose mineral and agricultural commodities are traded via Switzerland. How can Switzerland assist these countries to reap the benefits of their natural resource wealth? This paper looks at development policy aspects of commodity trading in relation to Swiss foreign and domestic policy. It examines ongoing policy debates in Switzerland and discusses development policy options.
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title Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options
title_short Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options
title_full Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options
title_fullStr Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:poldev_1621 https://doi.org/10.4000/poldev.1621 urn:doi:10.4000/poldev.1621 en https://journals.openedition.org/poldev/1621 2013-10-10T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/j45m https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options International Development Policy | Revue internationale de politique de développement Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1663-9391 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1663-9383 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/poldev Thut, Werner civil society trade policy coherence advocacy commodities Switzerland EDITOR’S NOTEThis paper, written in December 2012, is a contribution to the ‘Policy Debate’ section of the International Development Policy. In this section, academics, policy makers and practitioners engage in a dialogue on global development challenges. Papers are copy-edited but not peer-reviewed. Instead, an initial thematic contribution is followed by critical comments and reactions from different stakeholders. This paper by Werner Thut is followed by reactions and analysis from a non-profit policy institute (Alexandra Gillies, Revenue Watch Institute, New York, ‘Crafting a Strategic Response to the Commodity-Development Conundrum’), a Southern scholar (Prof. Humberto Campodonico, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima ‘Going Beyond Transparency and Good Governance’ | ‘Más allá de la transparencia y una buena gobernanza’) and a representative of the trading sector (Stéphane Graber, Secretary General of Geneva Trading & Shipping Association – ‘Reassessing the Merchants’ Role in a Globalized Economy’).PAPER’S ABSTRACTSwitzerland is one of the world’s largest commodity trading hub. The author, senior policy adviser at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), reviews experiences and policy options related to commodity trading from a development policy perspective. While this sector has become of strategic importance to Switzerland’s economy, it also entails a number of risks. On the other hand, Swiss development cooperation efforts focus on several resource-rich countries, whose mineral and agricultural commodities are traded via Switzerland. How can Switzerland assist these countries to reap the benefits of their natural resource wealth? This paper looks at development policy aspects of commodity trading in relation to Swiss foreign and domestic policy. It examines ongoing policy debates in Switzerland and discusses development policy options. NOTE DE LA RÉDACTIONCette contribution, rédigé en Décembre 2012, vient alimenter la section débat « Policy Debate » de la Revue de politique internationale de développement. Des universitaires, décideurs et praticiens y dialoguent autour d’enjeux globaux du développement. Le processus de publication de cette section est différent de celle des autres sections. Les contributions sont éditées et corrigées, mais pas expertisés par des pairs. Une contribution thématique initiale lance le débat. Elle est suivie de commentaires critiques et de réactions de diverses parties. Cet article de Werner Thut est notamment suivi par les réactions et analyses provenant d’un institut d’analyse politique (Alexandra Gillies, Revenue Watch Institute, New York, Crafting a Strategic Response to the Commodity-Development Conundrum’), ainsi que par un universitaire du  Sud (Prof. Humberto Campodonico, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima - ‘Going Beyond Transparency and Good Governance’ | ‘Más allá de la transparencia y una buena gobernanza’) et par un représentant du secteur privé (Stéphane Graber, Secrétaire général de Geneva Trading & Shipping Association - – ‘Reassessing the Merchants’ Role in a Globalized Economy’).RÉSUMÉ DE L’ARTICLELa Suisse est l’une des plus grandes places de négoce de matières premières. L’auteur, conseiller principal sur les questions UE-Développement à la Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), passe en revue les expériences et les options stratégiques liées au négoce de matières premières dans une perspective de politique de développement. Ce secteur est devenu stratégique pour l’économie suisse. Il comporte néanmoins un certain nombre de risques. Par ailleurs, les efforts de la coopération au développement consentis par la Suisse se concentrent sur plusieurs pays riches en ressources naturelles, dont les minerais et denrées agricoles sont échangés via la Suisse. Comment la Confédération peut-elle aider ces pays à récolter les fruits de leurs richesses ? Cette contribution se penche sur divers aspects de politique de développement concernant le négoce des matières premières, par rapport aux politiques étrangère et nationale suisses. L’auteur analyse par ailleurs les débats politiques actuels en Suisse et s’interroge sur les options stratégiques de son pays en matière de développement. NOTA DEL EDITOREste documento, redactado en diciembre del 2012, es una contribución a la sección “Debate de políticas” de la Política de Desarrollo Internacional. En esta sección, académicos, legisladores y profesionales participan en un diálogo sobre los desafíos para el desarrollo mundial. Los documentos están editados y corregidos pero no han sido evaluados por otros pares. En su lugar, una contribución temática inicial es seguida por comentarios críticos y reacciones de las diferentes partes interesadas. Este documento por Werner Thut es seguido por las reacciones y análisis de un instituto de políticas sin fines de lucro (Alexandra Gillies, Revenue Watch Institute, Nueva York, ‘Crafting a Strategic Response to the Commodity-Development Conundrum’), uncatedrático del cono sur (Prof. Humberto Campodonico, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima -‘Going Beyond Transparency and Good Governance’ | ‘Más allá de la transparencia y una buena gobernanza’) y un representante del sector comercial (Stéphane Graber, Secretario General de la Asociación de Comercio y Transporte de Ginebra – – ‘Reassessing the Merchants’ Role in a Globalized Economy’).RESUMEN DEL DOCUMENTOSuiza es uno de los más grandes centros de comercio de productos básicos en el mundo. El autor, un asesor político con amplia trayectoria en la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (SDC, por sus siglas en inglés), evalúa las experiencias y las opciones de políticas en relación al comercio de productos básicos desde una perspectiva de política de desarrollo. Aunque este sector ha adoptado una importancia estratégica para la economía suiza, también representa una serie de riesgos. Por otra parte, los esfuerzos suizos de cooperación para el desarrollo se enfocan en varios países con recursos abundantes, cuyos productos minerales y agrícolas se comercializan a través de Suiza. ¿Cómo puede Suiza ayudar a estos países a cosechar los beneficios de su riqueza en recursos naturales? Este documento se centra en el comercio de productos básicos desde el punto de vista de las políticas de desarrollo y su relación con la política exterior e interna de Suiza. Asimismo, examina los debates políticos en curso en Suiza y se plantean opciones de políticas de desarrollo.

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