This annual conference is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are …

liberalization could move the world some way toward those desirable outcomes, but more so the more developing countries themselves … cut applied tariffs, particularly on agricultural imports. "--World Bank web site …

The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of … can have adverse effects on excluded countries. Lowering of border barriers around the world is crucial to minimizing … these effects. The completion of the Doha Development Agenda by all countries in the World Trade Organization will reduce …

recent trends in the world economy and their implications for the future prospects of developing countries. It stresses that …

Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are …