Comments on: The real costs and benefits of investment treaties http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/16/the-real-costs-and-benefits-of-investment-treaties/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Lincoln Funghttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/16/the-real-costs-and-benefits-of-investment-treaties/comment-page-1/#comment-104303 Lincoln Fung Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:41:03 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=10694#comment-104303 I noticed Jonathan Bonnitcha's main conclusion and some of its implicit implications, although not entirely by any means. I also noticed the qualifications, or the likes of seems likely or unlikely he used in deriving his conclusion. Having considered the qualifications and conclusion, I am left very much bewildered to say the least: what can the readers get out of Jonathan Bonnitcha's article? More specifically, does his conclusion seem likely, if I can borrow his tactics but not trying to be too slippery myself, to be sufficiently reliable? I noticed Jonathan Bonnitcha’s main conclusion and some of its implicit implications, although not entirely by any means.

I also noticed the qualifications, or the likes of seems likely or unlikely he used in deriving his conclusion.

Having considered the qualifications and conclusion, I am left very much bewildered to say the least: what can the readers get out of Jonathan Bonnitcha’s article?

More specifically, does his conclusion seem likely, if I can borrow his tactics but not trying to be too slippery myself, to be sufficiently reliable?

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