Africa/Global: Negative consequences of industrial tariff liberalisation on women

This paper assesses the implications of the current non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations for developing countries with a particular focus on the impact on women. It highlights that if the major countries get their way, tariffs on industrial products will have tremendously negative impacts on industrial development in developing countries. Effects are likely to spread across three broad areas: budgetary and financial, employment / livelihood and entrepreneurship survival and growth prospects.