Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/53085 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Discussion Paper No. 2002/126
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper analyses a number of the challenges confronting developing countries seeking to use the WTO Doha negotiations to promote their economic growth and performance. A precondition for success is to have clear objectives and to take a proactive stance. But a key necessary condition for success will be to recognize the political economy of reform – both at home and in partner countries. Little progress will be made on key issues unless there are major stakeholders within countries that perceive the overall package to be beneficial. A number of possible focal points that could be used both as targets and as benchmarks for reciprocal negotiations are discussed, as is the need for mechanisms to increase the domestic ‘ownership’ of WTO agreements.
Subjects: 
trade policy
economic development
international negotiations
WTO
JEL: 
F13
F35
O19
ISBN: 
9291903795
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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