Introduction -- Birth of the prodigal: GATT, Uruguay round and the WTO -- Unhappiness of the South -- The millennium round: a flop show -- Between Seattle and Doha: putting Humpty Dumpty together again -- Doha negotiations: Phase I -- Doha negotiations: Phase II -- Epilogue

In the trade policy area MDG 8 "Develop a global partnership for development" is the most relevant. Despite important efforts, MDGs' implementation is proving very complex and it is falling way behind schedule. This is also reflected in the enduring difficulties current round of multilateral...

This contribution provides evidence for the hypothesis that trade increases growth through its curbing effect on capital taxes. The analyzed mechanism includes two different steps and considers the critical points of both the theoretical and empirical studies in this field. In particular, the...