Development, trade, and the WTO : a handbook : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

xxx, 641 pages : 27 cm +

Publisher's description: Developing countries are increasingly confronted with the need to address trade policy related issues in international agreements, most prominently the World Trade Organization (WTO). New WTO negotiations on a broad range of subjects were launched in November 2001. Determining whether and how international trade agreements can support economic development is a major challenge. Stakeholders in developing countries must be informed on the issues and understand how their interests can be pursued through international cooperation. This handbook offers guidance on the design of trade policy reform, surveys key disciplines and the functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and discusses numerous issues and options that confront developing countries in using international cooperation to improve domestic policy and obtain access to export markets. Many of the issues discussed are also relevant in the context of regional integration agreements. Separate sections of the handbook summarize what constitutes sound trade policy; the major aspects of the WTO from a development perspective; policy issues in the area of merchandise trade and the liberalization of international transactions in services; protection of intellectual property rights and economic development; new regulatory subjects that are emerging in the agenda of trade talks; and enhancing participation of developing countries in the global trading system

Includes bibliographical references (pages 605-628) and index

Trade policy reform in context -- The World Trade Organization -- Selected trade policies affecting merchandise trade -- Developing countries and negotiations on trade in services -- Technology and intellectual property -- "Behind-the-border" and regulatory issues -- The trading system and developing countries -- Trade policy questions and guidelines

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