This paper sets out to examine the likely benefits accruing to developing countries from the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) as it currently stands. In pursuit of this aim, the paper draws from the insights of both the economic and the political economy literatures in pursuit of a more fulsome...

The WTO system to counter specific subsidies has been an issue for developing and least developed countries, which ineffectiveness leads to losses that go beyond the strictly economic area. To prevent damage caused by subsidies, the WTO provides its members two mechanisms: the countervailing...

In November 2001, a new round of multilateral trade negotiations was launched in Doha, Qatar, with a key objective of development. Although the initiative was politically laudable, doubts arise on the economic impacts of the negotiations, in particular on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)....

Despite the looming expiration of the extended transition period under Article 66.1 of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 1 July 2013, most least-developed countries (LDCs) have not made significant progress in implementing the TRIPS Agreement. WTO...

There is no situation where Nepal can isolate itself from the current rapid globalization and the mainstream of the world economy. That's why Nepal has to join the WTO sooner or later, which is currently the mainstream of world trade. However, whether our economy can meet the conditions and...

Developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) have played a minor role in multilateral trade. Owing to the fact that these states lacked adequate analytical and technical resources, drafting multilateral agreements with developed states was a challenge. A proper framework for fuller...

Rising levels of food insecurity continue to pose a threat to economic and social stability in developing, LDCs and low-income countries, and the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) provides the policy structure to ensure sustainable reform for trade in agriculture products and domestic...