Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations

Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations

This article summarizes some of the results and findings emerging from an ongoing World Bank a research and capacity-building project that focuses on the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiating agenda from a developing country perspective. Recen...

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Main Authors: Hertel, Thomas W., Hoekman, Bernard M., Martin, Will
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CAPACITY BUILDING
DOMESTIC REGULATORY REGIMES
MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
RESEARCH
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/17591915/developing-countries-new-round-wto-negotiations
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spelling okr-10986-164622021-04-23T14:03:29Z Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations Hertel, Thomas W. Hoekman, Bernard M. Martin, Will CAPACITY BUILDING DOMESTIC REGULATORY REGIMES MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION RESEARCH TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION This article summarizes some of the results and findings emerging from an ongoing World Bank a research and capacity-building project that focuses on the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiating agenda from a developing country perspective. Recent research suggests that the potential gains from further multilateral liberalization of trade remain very large. The payoffs associated with attempts to introduce substantive disciplines in the WTO on domestic regulatory regimes are much less certain. This suggests that the focus of current and future negotiations should be primarily on the bread and butter of the multilateral trading system-the progressive liberalization of barriers to trade in goods and services on a nondiscriminatory basis. In addition, priority should be given to ensuring that rules are consistent with the development needs of poorer countries and to helping developing countries implement WTO obligations. 2014-01-02T20:52:52Z 2014-01-02T20:52:52Z 2002-01 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/17591915/developing-countries-new-round-wto-negotiations World Bank Research Observer http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16462 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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topic CAPACITY BUILDING
DOMESTIC REGULATORY REGIMES
MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
RESEARCH
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle CAPACITY BUILDING
DOMESTIC REGULATORY REGIMES
MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
RESEARCH
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Hertel, Thomas W.
Hoekman, Bernard M.
Martin, Will
Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations
description This article summarizes some of the results and findings emerging from an ongoing World Bank a research and capacity-building project that focuses on the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiating agenda from a developing country perspective. Recent research suggests that the potential gains from further multilateral liberalization of trade remain very large. The payoffs associated with attempts to introduce substantive disciplines in the WTO on domestic regulatory regimes are much less certain. This suggests that the focus of current and future negotiations should be primarily on the bread and butter of the multilateral trading system-the progressive liberalization of barriers to trade in goods and services on a nondiscriminatory basis. In addition, priority should be given to ensuring that rules are consistent with the development needs of poorer countries and to helping developing countries implement WTO obligations.
format Journal Article
author Hertel, Thomas W.
Hoekman, Bernard M.
Martin, Will
author_facet Hertel, Thomas W.
Hoekman, Bernard M.
Martin, Will
author_sort Hertel, Thomas W.
title Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations
title_short Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations
title_full Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations
title_fullStr Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations
title_full_unstemmed Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations
title_sort developing countries and a new round of wto negotiations
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/17591915/developing-countries-new-round-wto-negotiations
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16462
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