Showing 1 - 10 of 811
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320356
Special and differential treatment (S&D) allows differentiated treatment for developing countries within the WTO system … predecessor of the WTO) in the 1960s, S&D has played a significant role in promoting the integration of developing countries into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010721549
least developed countries (LDCs). Since the inception of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations in 2001, the WTO and …. However, this is inadequate; for the proposed ‘DDA-MDGs hybrid’, a super AfT is needed. The WTO, other development … collected in other LDCs, and the findings and leanings will be fed back to the WTO negotiation space. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147334
(GATS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It shows that the negotiations have contributed to more stable and transparent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010227581
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and trade partners go far beyond mere elimination of tariffs to include such diverse issues as non-tariff barriers, competition legislation, investment protection, and more. Implementing such provisions requires deep institutional and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408027
Despite the emphasis of international IP treaties, such as the TRIPS Agreement, on common minimum IP standards, considerable diversity exists among developing countries regarding the nature and scope of IP standards, approaches to administration and enforcement, and the responsiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071117
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is the … scholarly effort to explain the variation in TRIPS implementation across the full spectrum of the WTO's developing country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071167
the European Union have been frustrated with China's measures, even threatening to bring the case to the WTO. These rare … deeply rooted in the traditional international trade structure, and in turn serve as a historic move to break it. The WTO …'s consensus-based approach, with developing countries comprising more than two-thirds of WTO membership, has to accommodate this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957158
The approach taken by developing countries to intellectual property (IP) decision-making varies widely. This variation raises several questions: How do politics at the national level impact the prospects for development-oriented IP reforms? What kind of institutional frameworks would best ensure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765430
The success of the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Development Agenda will depend upon reforms to the agency's governance. At the 2007 WIPO General Assemblies, several of the recommendations on the Development Agenda adopted by member states specifically alluded to the need for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765431