"There is a fundamental shift taking place in the world economy to which the multilateral trading system has failed to … interests largely in the rich countries, is running out of steam; (ii) the world economy is moving broadly from conditions of … commonality of interests and scope for give-and-take on these new issues make multilateral cooperation worth attempting. "--World …

adjustment costs. "--World Bank web site …

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"Anderson and Martin examine the extent to which various regions, and the world as a whole, could gain from … multilateral trade reform over the next decade. They use the World Bank's linkage model of the global economy to examine the impact … first of current trade barriers and agricultural subsidies, and then of possible outcomes from the World Trade Organization …

people, and policies to reduce protection and other inequities in the world trading system. Global Economic Prospects 2004 … world trading system and the role of trade preferences, exemptions from WTO rules, and technical assistance to implement WTO …

exports to industrial countries has yet to be fully bound in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) (World Bank …

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 …