To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This … addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements, particularly the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and the General … Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody …

economic policy. In our empirical analysis, based on an extensive dataset covering most of world trade, we find that GSP tends …

domestic trade and contribute for the global trade. This article explores the GATT/WTO policies and their impact on the trade …-making deficits at home. In line with this they are participating in WTO and redesigning their trade policies in enhancing the …Trade and investment are of paramount importance to achieve sustainable development thereby eradicating poverty …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

World Trade Organization (WTO). However, many are still individually small and thus have a limited ability to bilaterally … trade retaliation---such as the WTO---but not under agreements extended to include certain financial instruments. In …Developing countries now account for a significant fraction of both world trade and two thirds of the membership of the …

The WTO has not been able to recover since the collapse of the Doha Round in July 2008. Several ministerial conferences … to reform the WTO in 2018 and 2019. This book argues that the Trump Administration reform proposals have been much more … the proposals and called for the WTO to be development-oriented and inclusive. This book provides a critical analysis of …

We study the empirical relationship between democracy and growth using grid-based panel regression and regime … democracy -- best-modelled as a stock variable -- does cause growth, especially beyond the immediate short-run, by enabling the …

trade taxes and cuts to government investment, with no significant cuts in government consumption. Using a new dataset on …