This paper aims at providing an analytical examination of the criticism that the WTO is unfair and hurts the weak, developing countries. We utilize a formal model with the following features: in both the powerful and weak economies, pressure groups lobby to influence their trade policies in...

The purpose of this paper is to update the information on net food importing countries, using different definitions of food, separating countries by their level of income, whether they are in conflict and whether they are significant oil exporters. The study also estimates the changes in net...

In manufacturing, developing economies have gained significant market share in both industrial countries and in each others' markets. This development have led many writers to argue that market share increases in industrial countries and expanding south-south trade could possibly drive future...