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remains untapped - tourism is the leading export for at least 11 LDCs, and the 2nd or 3rd largest export for another 11 or … advantage and development potential for the majority of LDCs, via its extensive upstream and downstream linkages …
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majority of least developed countries (LDCs) - a challenging task in Bangladesh in the face of the country's success as an …
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The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 17 December … the developmentfront, and to clarify what remains to be done for the poorest, smallest and most vulnerable WTO Members …. Failure to address adequately the interests of the WTO's poorest and most vulnerable member states not only damages the …
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-related actions taken by legislators, policymakers, industry sectors, and civil society organizations in WTO Members since the … outbreak. Furthermore, it elaborates on patent-related policy options provided by the TRIPS Agreement, and WTO Members …
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century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on …
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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) generally prohibits the World Trade Organization (WTO … not regulated under the GATT 1994 though a few WTO members such as China commit to restricting the use of export duties in … their WTO accession protocols. Given the plethora of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and the slow progress of the WTO Doha …
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circular economy solutions worldwide. This paper reviews work at the WTO related to the circular economy. It shows how WTO … recently, Aid for Trade. Experience in these four areas provides valuable insights into how WTO members can expand the positive …
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Economists have long recognized that free trade has the potential to raise countries' living standards. But what applies to a country as a whole need not apply to all its citizens. Workers displaced by trade cannot change jobs costlessly, and by reshaping skill demands, trade integration is...
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Measuring occupational mobility from the Current Population Survey using recall (retrospective) or linked panel responses (longitudinal) generates substantially different outcomes, both in levels and trends. Using a generalized method of moments technique, we estimate the actual level of...
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Why have 94% of LDCs not escaped poverty during the last four decades? This paper analyses the motivation behind the UN …
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