The Development Dimension: Special and Differential Treatment in Trade

ISBN-13: 9780367710903 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 80 str.

James Bacchus; Inu Manak

Opis

This book critically analyses the World Trade Organization’s approach to "special and differential treatment" (SDT) to argue that it is founded on seeking exemptions from WTO obligations, instead of creating an enabling environment for developing countries to integrate fully into the multilateral trading system.

Spis treści

1. Introduction.  2. United States Proposal on Special and Differential Treatment.  3. Responses to United States Proposal.  4. The Evolution of Differential Treatment.  5. Failure of the Current Approach to Differential Treatment.  6. Complications Created by China’s Emergence in the Global Economy.  7. An Alternative Approach to Differential Treatment.  8. Conclusion.