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The dissatisfaction of developing countries with the new Trade Round surfaced first in the WTO meeting in Seattle in … GATT/WTO rules and in their implementation by developed countries. The interrelated issues of conflict of ideology … factors has been reflected in a number of contradictions, double standards and asymmetries not only in GATT/WTO rules in …
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The paper analyses "intra-firm" trade in manufacturing, that is, the estimated one-third of world trade in manufactures which is transacted between affiliated parties. As firms realize the increasing potential for integrating their operations throughout the world, they are contributing to...
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light of the general explosion of literature on the World Trade Organization (WTO), including on its dispute settlement … become the subject of countless contributions, the efforts of the entire WTO community to make the DSU evolve further have … and where the intergovernmental, memberdriven character of the WTO is largely overlooked. Practically, such a distorted …
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and implementation of WTO rules to detrimental interests of developing countries. He uses the example of NAMA to highlight … inherent double standards in GATT/WTO rules. On the basis of experience of successful industrializers and the failure of recent … across-the-board and universal trade liberalization prescribed by neoliberals, he proposes the necessary changes in WTO rules …
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with their WTO obligations may well arise in implementing the Kyoto Protocol, given that Article 2 of the Protocol gives … respect to the WTO consistency and the conditions under which border taxes can be adjusted to accommodate a loss of … polices and WTO rules. It highlights their potential conflicts, and argues that such conflicts can be avoided or at least …
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arrangements, with Bangladesh actively participating in several important trade talks under the World Trade Oganisation (WTO … formidable challenge for the net food importing countries in ensuring food security for their poor populations. Similarly, WTO …
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economy through various channels. It is important to note that, at the WTO, Bangladesh, as an LDC, is not bound to undertake … scenarios (a global agricultural trade liberalization scenario under WTO-Doha agreement, Bangladesh – India bilateral FTA, and …
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to the World Trade Organization (WTO). It provides a consolidated perspective about insurance services in Laos, with … particular reference to the impact of possible Government commitments to liberalizing the insurance industry as part of its WTO … accession process. The study builds on a survey of the industry and its regulatory environment to determine the areas that could …
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The Most-Favoured- Treatment Obligation is a fundamental principle under the multilateral trading system of the World Trade Organisation. The principle requires Members to accord the same tariff and regulatory treatment given to the product of any one Member at the time of import or export of...
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In the poorest countries like Ethiopia the spillover effects of a soaring food price is unbearable. To mitigate the recent rise in food prices and the burden on urban poor consumers, policy makers have considered various measures. A recent shift from subsidizing oil to grain to ease the...
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