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- 1 Playing by the rules? Developing countries in the world trade regime
- 2 The road to Doha
- 3 What went wrong?
- 4 The rocky road ahead
- 5 Conclusion
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Developing countries in the world trade regime
Free trade or fair trade? This unit will help you to analyse...
Free trade or fair trade? This unit will help you to analyse the relationship that exists between developed and developing countries under the World Trade Organization regime of Development Round negotiations. The current world trade regime has a very mixed record in promoting growth and reducing poverty.
After studying this unit you should be able to:
- identify the economic issues faced by developing countries in mutilateral trade negotiations;
- describe these issues from a developing country perspective;
- explain how the economic power of nations impinges upon the ability of states to negotiate settlements that are beneficial to them.
- Duration: 8 hours
- Published on: Monday 25th July 2011
- Level: Advanced
- Posted under: Geography
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Developing countries in the world trade regime
Introduction

Free trade or fair trade? This unit will help you to analyse the relationship that exists between developed and developing countries under the World Trade Organization regime of Development Round negotiations. The current world trade regime has a very mixed record in promoting growth and reducing poverty.
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