In examining the effect of membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the amounts of Aid for Trade (AfT) that … members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) received higher AfT flows than non-WTO developing members. The present paper … matters more than the mere WTO membership for the degree of liberalization in AfT recipient countries' trade regimes and their …

Development Committee last September, it reviews existing mechanisms for cross-country and regional aid for trade needs. It …This paper summarizes recent developments in the Doha Round negotiations, and aid for trade. As requested by the …

international trade and its development. It looks at international trade before and after 1995 when WTO was established. It … understanding the trade-development interlinkage therein. With insightful observations from the human editors, this machine …1. Introduction: World Trade Organization, Trade and Opportunities -- 2. Trade Policy and Price-based Barriers -- 3 …

economic development. Gender equality is an inherent part of Aid for Trade. This has also been reflected in the Buenos Aires … development strategy seek to promote women's economic empowerment. * The main target group of gender related Aid for Trade is …Aid for Trade supports developing and least-developed countries in building their trade capacity and in increasing …

analyze whether Aid for Trade (AfT) has helped recipient countries upgrade and diversify their exports. Estimating an … – whereas the effects on primary commodities are typically insignificant. These findings hold not only for trade relations with … donor countries but also in south-south trade with other developing countries. …

The Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative has gained much popularity since its launch at the World Trade Organization …. We find that the delivery of AfT is a precondition for trade reform in developing countries, as well as for trade … liberalization and trade-enhancing rule-making in regional and international forums. Accordingly, AfT may be a catalyst of trade …