Tariffs for industrial products are a key element of the ongoing WTO negotiations. However, rather than clarifying the issues, the framework text agreed on 1 August 2004, leaves considerable uncertainty about the future direction of the talks. According to one view, the negotiations are back at...

This book analyzes the role of trade as a central pillar of the structural reform process and a bridge to capturing the dynamic development forces of an increasingly globalized world economy.

The economic implications of current WTO negotiations are likely to be far reaching. The World Bank and UNCTAD estimate annual global gains in agriculture and non-agricultural products (including fish) of about $70 - 150 billion each under various scenarios and technical assumptions....