potential positive impact of the 'Seoul Consensus' on Africa, if the rich countries really abstain from trade protection …

trade and investment flows. This has led to an appreciable improvement in development levels, albeit off a small base …. Increased trade and investment flows, particularly related to network services, would be of great benefit to the sub … in agricultural trade, inhibit economic diversification into more value-adding activities. The Doha development round …

Economists tend to exalt the virtues of free international trade, while politicians are more skeptical. This paper … suggests that this is the case because politicians mainly worry about the income distribution effects of trade liberalization … effects of free trade may be more complicated and hazardous than is often assumed, at least from a comparative static point of …