Developing Countries in the WTO

Globalization means that today, more than ever before, growth in developing countries and the reduction of poverty depend on world trade and a well functioning trading system. This volume reviews developing countries trade policies and institutions, and the challenges they face in the World Trade Organization - where the rules that govern the international trading system are set.

'...a balanced and informative account of the relationship between developing countries and the current international trade regime...' - Foreign Affairs

'...well-written volume...Recommended...' - I. Walter, Choice

Autorentext
CONSTANTINE MICHALOPOULOS, for many years a senior official of the World Bank, has worked on operations and research of trade policies of developing countries and economies in transition. In 1997-99 he was Special Economic Advisor at the WTO where he developed materials for this book as well as a better appreciation of the challenges faced by developing countries in the world trading system. He is author of Financing Needs of Developing Countries: Proposals for International Action , and co-editor of Trade in the New Independent State with D.Tarr, and Aid and Development with A.O.Krueger and V.Ruttain.

Inhalt
List of Tables Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Developing Countries in World Trade Trends in Developing Country Trade, 1980-1999 Trade and Development in the GATT and WTO Developing Country Policies Developing Country Trade Related Institutions Developed Country Policies: The International Environment The TRIPS Agreement and Developing Countries Developing Country Participation in the WTO WTO Accession Issues Towards a Development Round Policy Coherence Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix A: Country Groupings Appendix B: Methodology in Estimating Frequency Ratios References Index