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The relationship between services trade and government procurement commitments : insights from relevant WTO agreements and recent RTAs
Anderson, Robert D.; Locatelli, Claudia; Müller, Anna … - 2014 - Manuscript date: 24 October, 2014
To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...
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Thoughts on how trade, and WTO rules, can contribute to the post-2015 development agenda
Roberts, Michael - 2014 - Manuscript date: 13 June 2014
date. Indeed, sustainable development is recognized as an objective in the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade …
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Is the Doha Round Over? The WTO's Negotiating Agenda for 2016 and Beyond
Lester, Simon - 2016
The World Trade Organization's (WTO) most recent Ministerial Conference took place last December in Nairobi, Kenya …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012991398
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Competing liberalizations : tariffs and trade in the 21st century
Bureau, Jean-Christophe; Guimbard, Houssein; Jean, … - 2016
This paper proposes a unique overview of trade policies trends since the launch of the Doha Round, based on detailed data on tariffs and trade covering 130 countries. We show that regionalism has delivered limited effective liberalization so far, leading to only a 0.3 percentage point (p.p.) cut...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496864
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Trade Liberalization, Doha Rounds and Developing Countries
Oreagba, Funmilola - 2010
A pivotal factor to improving the economies of developing countries is to eliminate trade barriers and increase market access. This paper examines efforts at liberalizing trade in developing countries. It explains the various multilateral trade agreements and negotiations and analyses their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138042
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Trade and Competition Policy in the Developing World : Is There a Role for the WTO?
Gifford, Daniel J.; Kudrle, Robert T. - 2014
This paper considers the possibilities that the member states of the WTO would adopt some kind of antitrust provision. Initially, the paper reviews the historical relation of competition policy to trade policy, from the Havana Conference to the present. It then reviews the conflicts between the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014215778
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Infrastructure provision and Africa's trade and development prospects : potential role and relevance of The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Niggli, Nicholas C.; Osei-Lah, Kodjo - 2014 - Manuscript date: 30 October, 2014
Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010426539
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Implications of the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade Facilitation for Emerging Economies
Khanderia-Yadav, Saloni - 2015
provisions under the World Trade Organization (WTO) which in turn resulted in a tremendous impact on the ambitious Agreement on … facilitation was exclusively to serve the needs of the developed world, where the latter could, as a result of these measures gain … a better access to the markets of the developing world. However, trade facilitation in emerging economies could witness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023421
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Developing Countries and the Multilateral Trading System after Doha
Srinivasan, T. N. - 2003
The Fourth Session of the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Doha, Qatar, in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014120026
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Demystifying impact of food losses in international trade of food products : building narrative for developing countries from Indian perspective
Singh, Surendar; Ram Singh - 2022
Food loss remains one of the central points of collective action around the world, as reflected in the 2030 Sustainable …
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