{"id":1158,"date":"2009-11-22T18:06:59","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T23:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/digest\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2010-08-09T15:14:18","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T19:14:18","slug":"apec-leaders-discuss-economic-growth-during-financial-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/2009\/11\/apec-leaders-discuss-economic-growth-during-financial-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"APEC Leaders discuss economic growth during financial crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, the Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) met to discuss economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region in light of the worldwide financial crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation focused on developing balanced, inclusive, and sustainable growth.\u00a0 To achieve this end, the Leaders are looking to foster structural reforms in areas like infrastructure development and social security.\u00a0 They aim to allocate the benefits of growth across the population by promoting small businesses, job creation, and women\u2019s education through income supplements and short-term social safety nets.\u00a0 In making these reforms, the leaders will take into account sustainability and work to make green technologies available.<\/p>\n<p>The Leaders have maintained their definitive rejection of protectionism and are working to eliminate trade barriers.\u00a0 They are hoping for a successful conclusion to the WTO\u2019s Doha Development Agenda by early 2010.\u00a0 Exploration continues on the prospect of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP), and APEC hopes to achieve regional trade integration by working on liberalization \u201cat,\u201d \u201cbehind,\u201d and \u201cacross\u201d the border, particularly in areas like supply chain connectivity and intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Leaders will also work to ensure human security and governmental transparency.\u00a0 In terms of security, they 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