Trade Beyond Doha
Trade Beyond Doha

Author: Mia Mikić

Publisher: UN

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789211206418

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Focusing on the Least Developed Countries located in the Asia-Pacific region, this study explores the impact of different approaches available to the LDCs and their partners in improving their developmental prospects through enhanced trade. It presents trade related data of the 14 LDCs and the linkage between trade and economic development. It analyses market access and studies increasing protectionist measures faced by LDCs during the crisis period. It explores reciprocal trade liberalization policies (bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral) from various perspectives in order to better understand their differences, interaction and impact on LDCs and more developed countries. It also discusses possible options to improve the capacity of LDCs to tap their trade potential and integrate more effectively into the global economy.

Doha and Beyond
Doha and Beyond

Author: Mike Moore

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-02-26

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780521833431

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The WTO Doha Trade Round - Unlocking the Negotiations and Beyond
The WTO Doha Trade Round - Unlocking the Negotiations and Beyond

Author: International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2011-11-16

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 1498338259

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This note provides an update on the status of Doha negotiations and an outlook on significant non-Doha trade issues that should be tackled in the near future. Section II investigates what has stalled progress on Doha since the IMF Executive Board was last briefed in October 2008 (World Bank and IMF, 2008). Section III illustrates that notable gains would come from a Doha conclusion, both from actual new market access and--perhaps more crucially--from the added trade security that Doha would bring. However, Section IV suggests that the time may now have come to devote more resources to discussing important non-Doha issues at the WTO. Section V concludes that the Fund should continue to support both a Doha conclusion as well as the important work on non-Doha issues.

Poverty Narratives and Power Paradoxes in International Trade Negotiations and Beyond
Poverty Narratives and Power Paradoxes in International Trade Negotiations and Beyond

Author: Amrita Narlikar

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-05-07

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1108244238

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In this work, Amrita Narlikar argues that, contrary to common assumption, modern-day politics displays a surprising paradox: poverty - and the powerlessness with which it is associated - has emerged as a political tool and a formidable weapon in international negotiation. The success of poverty narratives, however, means that their use has not been limited to the neediest. Focusing on behaviours and outcomes in a particularly polarising area of bargaining - international trade - and illustrating wider applications of the argument, Narlikar shows how these narratives have been effectively used. Yet, she also sheds light on how indiscriminate overuse and misuse increasingly run the risk of adverse consequences for the system at large, and devastating repercussions for the weakest members of society. Narlikar advances a theory of agency and empowerment by focusing on the life-cycles of narratives, and concludes by offering policy-relevant insights on how to construct winning and sustainable narratives.

Trade, Poverty, Development
Trade, Poverty, Development

Author: Rorden Wilkinson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0415624495

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This work seeks to look beyond the seemingly endless deadlock in the WTO's Doha round of trade negotiations that began in November 2001 and were first scheduled to conclude by January 1, 2005. Each essay explores an area of critical importance to the round; and together they stand as an important contribution to debates not only about the Doha round but also about the role of trade in the amelioration of poverty in the poorest countries.

Governing the World Trade Organization
Governing the World Trade Organization

Author: Thomas Cottier

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-04-28

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1139501267

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Like many other international organizations, the World Trade Organization stands at a crossroads. There is an obvious imbalance between the organization's dispute settlement arm and its negotiation platform. While its current rules, supported by a strong dispute settlement system, have provided some buffering against the negative effects of the financial crises, its negotiation machinery has not produced any substantial outcomes since the late 1990s. It has become obvious that the old way of doing business does not work any more and fresh ideas about governing the organization are needed. Based on rigorous scholarship, this volume of essays offers critical readings on the functioning of the system and provides policy-relevant ideas that go beyond incremental redesign but avoid the trap of romantic scenarios.