Dwijen Rangnekar's ESRC funded report "Localising Economic Control Through Geographical Indications: Examining the Intellectual Property Protection of Feni in Goa, India" is now available.

The research adopts a theoretical mix of socio-legal analysis and economic geography to conduct a case study of the intellectual property protection of Feni through Geographical Indications (GIs). 

The report and more information is available on the website:

www.warwick.ac.uk/go/feni

Warwick Commission on International Financial Reform

 The Warwick Commission on International Financial Reform released its report in New Dehli last Friday. The report contributes to the ongoing debate on international financial reform, taking particular aim at the importance of a political economy perspective in understanding what reforms are possible. The Commission has identified key reforms for a well-regulated financial system. Among these reforms is a stress on dealing with boom-bust cycles, introducing macro-prudential regulation, recognising the need for a better allocation of risks among financial institutions, dealing with issues of regulatory capture, and bolstering national rules with international coordination to promote international financial stability. The Commission's reportis now available from this website: 

 http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/warwickcommission/report 

 The Commission's ideas are receiving more press. See the following

'Financial Trade Tax Seen To Avoid Bloated Finance Sector'

Wall Street Journal, NOVEMBER 26th 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091126-707066.html

"Host Country" Regulation A Way to Rein In Banks - Study

New York Times, November 26th 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/11/26/business/business-uk-banks-regulation-report.html?_r=1

‘It makes sense to discriminate’

Mint.com (with Wall Street Journal), November 26^th 2009

http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/29201210/It-makes-sense-to-discriminate.html

Warwick Commission onInternational Financial Reform.

TheWarwick Commission on International Financial Reform has released its reporttoday in New Dehli. The report contributes to the ongoing debate oninternational financial reform, taking particular aim at the importance of apolitical economy perspective in understanding what reforms are possible. The Commission has identified key reforms for a well-regulatedfinancial system. Among these reforms is a stress on dealing with boom-bustcycles, introducing macro-prudential regulation, recognising the need for abetter allocation of risks among financial institutions, dealing with issues ofregulatory capture, and bolstering national rules with internationalcoordination to promote international financial stability. The Commission's reportis now available from this website: 

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/warwickcommission/report 

TheCommission's ideas are receiving some press. See the following

‘Systemsfailure’

The Economist, Nov 26th 2009 

http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/economicsfocus/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14960099 

‘Boomtime politicianswill not rein in the bankers’

ByAvinash Persaud

Financial Times, Nov 26th 2009

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0a1de4-dacf-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1 

 ‘Wenndie Banken selbst die Fäden ziehen’ 

 Handelsblatt, Nov 26. 2009.

http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/nachrichten/warwick-commission-wenn-die-banken-selbst-die-faeden-ziehen;2489739 

‘LetHost Nation Regulate Finance’

By LeonardSeabrooke

The Economic Times (India), Nov 14^th2009

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Comments-Analysis/Let-host-nation-regulate-foreign-finance/articleshow/5228478.cms