Developing countries and the WTO : policy approaches / edited by Gary P. Sampson and W. Bradnee Chambers.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Sampson, Gary P.

Chambers, W. Bradnee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

Developing countries--Commercial policy.

Developing countries.

Commercial policy.

World Trade Organization--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2008]

Summary:

It is widely accepted that a well-functioning global trading system is a prerequisite for trade promotion and the development of developing countries. However, it is equally well recognized that the trading system has not worked out to the advantage of many developing countries. For this reason, it is of critical importance for developing countries to have clear proposals for reform that are both ambitious and realistic. Only then can they constructively promote their interests in the coming years. The book addresses the policy choices now facing developing countries with respect to trade policy. Experienced negotiators, scholars and trade officials from different backgrounds offer policy prescriptions to secure a world trading system that will meet the needs of developing countries.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction and overview / W. Brandee Chambers, Gary P. Sampson

Pt. I. Market access. Why developing countries need agricultural policy reform to succeed under Doha / Kym Anderson and Will Martin

The cotton initiative / Magda Shahin

The WTO non-agricultural market access negotiations : opportunities and challenges for developing countries / Sam Laird

Trade in services and policy priorities for developing countries / Gary P. Sampson

Pt. II. Legal flexibility. Special and differential treatment : the need for a different approach / Constantine Michalopoulos

Special and differential treatment for developing countries in the World Trade Organization / Manickan Supperamaniam

Pt. III. Facing challenges. Making TRIPS work for developing countries / Graham Dutfield

The development objectives of the WTO : state-centred versus human rights approaches / Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann

A human rights approach to "sustainable development" within the World Trade Organization / Jens Possel

Asymmetric integration : the role of regionalism / Ken Heydon

Pt. IV: Process. Developing countries and the reform of the WTO Dispute Settlement System : expectations and realities / George Akpan

WTO negotiations on trade facilitation - lessons for the future? New perspectives for and from the developing world / Nora Neufeld.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789280811537

9280811533

OCLC:

185691306