Zedillo Ponce de León, Ernesto 1951- Messerlin, Patrick A. 1943- Nielson, Julia UN Millennium Project Task Force on Trade text bibliography enk London Sterling, Va Earthscan c2005 2005 monographic eng spa

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xix, 333 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. The trading system is unbalanced against developing countries. The progressive elimination of remaining trade barriers in goods and services, with rich counties leading by example, coupled with enough support for poor countries to bear adjustment costs and build export capacity must be part of the international pursuit to overcome poverty. Introduction * Why is trade expansion critical for the Goals? * Developing countries and trade * The World Trade Organization * Doha Development Agenda * Structure of this report * Part I: Market access agenda * Why another Round? * Who pays for protection? * Agriculture * The current protection in OECD countries * Benefits from farm liberalization * Addressing concerns about liberalization * Negotiating issues`strategic view and tactical choices * Services * Existing levels of protection in services trade and investment * Addressing concerns about liberalization * Priorities for liberalization * Nonagricultural merchandise trade * Current levels of protection * Benefits of liberalization * Managing adjustment * Priorities for liberalization * Keeping markets open * Contingent protection * Standards * Preferential market access * Has preferential access conferred the expected benefits? * Has preferential access caused harm? * Preference erosion * Part II: Rules-related issues * What should be the scope of WTO rules? * Is there a link to market access? * Are there domestic benefits to negotiating rules on regulation? * Is there specific value in a WTO agreement? * The Singapore issues * The Singapore issues left out of the Doha Round * Trade facilitation * The TRIPS Agreement * TRIPS and access to medicines * Interpreting the TRIPS regime on geographical indications * Special and differential treatment * Is there a development case for different treatment on 'traditional' trade policy instruments? * Is there a development case for different treatment on regulatory-type rules? * Moving forward on special and differential treatment * Part III: Other systemic issues * Coherence * Policy coherence at the national level * Policy coherence at the international level * Other policy coherence for development * Free trade agreements * Do free trade agreements confer benefits? * Intra-developing country free trade agreements * The Dispute Settlement Understanding * Who uses th lead authors, Ernesto Zedillo, Patrick Messerlin, Julia Nielson (UN Millennium Project, Task Force on Trade). Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group. Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-333). d------ UN Millennium Project Developing countries Commerce Developing countries Foreign economic relations Developing countries Economic conditions Países en desarrollo Comercio Países en desarrollo Relaciones económicas exteriores Países en desarrollo Condiciones económicas HC 59.7 T763 2005 361.9172/4 1844072290 (pbk) 9781844072293 (pbk) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1111/2005620721-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1111/2005620721-b.html BID 191022 20230411090610.0 spa