The Doha Round is the longest-running trade liberalization negotiation in the postwar era. Despite its longevity, the end is not yet in sight as parties disagree on the depth of liberalization necessary in agriculture and nonagricultural market access (NAMA). This rift is prolonging the Round's...

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Alternatives to LCRs -- Survey Snapshot -- Case Studies -- Plan of the Study -- Chapter 1 - Introduction: The LCR Phenomenon -- Characteristics of LCRs -- Why LCRs Are Bad Policy -- Motives behind...

Introduction -- Alternatives to LCRS -- Survey and case studies -- Healthcare sector in Brazil -- Wind turbines in Canada -- The automobile industry in China -- Solar cells and modules in India -- Oil and gas in Nigeria -- Not buying it: buy American/buy America -- Conclusions and recommendations

Regional trade agreements have proliferated in the past two decades while multilateral trade negotiations have stalled. Both these agreements are governed by the WTO and have to abide by the non-discriminatory (Most-Favored Nation, MFN) clause to varying degrees-regional agreements to a lesser...