The WTO and Development

Laird, Sam; Safadi, Raed; Turrini, Alessandro

doi:10.1016/s0573-8555(04)70010-3

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“…Historically, the major focus of efforts to operationalise SDT centred on preferential access through the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) and ensuring that the extent of reciprocity in periodic multilateral trade negotiations was limited (Laird, Safadi and Turini, 2002;and Finger and Winters, 2002). In recent years, developed countries have deepened trade preferences for least developed countries (LDCs) and sub-Saharan Africa.…”

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Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in the WTO: Moving Forward After Cancún

2004

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The issue of special and differential treatment (SDT) for developing countries in the WTO has become a source of tension in North‐South trade relations. The absence of an effective SDT regime clearly contributed to the failure of the Cancún Ministerial meeting of the WTO. This paper argues for a new approach that puts the emphasis on efforts to improve the development relevance of WTO rules and create mechanisms which allow greater differentiation across WTO members in determining the applicability of WTO disciplines; complemented by non‐discriminatory liberalisation of trade in goods and services in which developing countries have an export interest. The former is key in allowing the WTO to expand its reach to new ‘behind the border’ policies; and the latter is important to establishing a development dimension in multilateral trade negotiations.

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Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in the WTO: Moving Forward After Cancún

2004

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“…Historically, the major focus of efforts to operationalize SDT have centered on preferential access through the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and ensuring that the extent of reciprocity in periodic multilateral trade negotiations was limited (Laird, Safadi and Turini, 2002;Finger and Winters, 2002). One option for strengthening 3 For a succinct but comprehensive summary of the post-Doha SDT discussions in the WTO, see the ICTSD/IISD Doha Round Briefing Series, vol.…”

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More Favorable and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries: Toward a New Approach in the World Trade Organization

Hoekman

2003

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This paper discusses options that could be considered in the WTO to respond to the call of WTO trade ministers to make special and differential treatment (SDT) provisions in the WTO more effective. We argue for a new approach that puts the emphasis on nondiscriminatory liberalization of trade in goods and services in which developing countries have an export interest; complemented by efforts to improve the development relevance of WTO rules and consideration of mechanisms to allow for greater differentiation across WTO members in determining the reach of WTO disciplines.

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The WTO and Development

Cited by 2 publications

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Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in the WTO: Moving Forward After Cancún

Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in the WTO: Moving Forward After Cancún

More Favorable and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries: Toward a New Approach in the World Trade Organization

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