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The poverty of the Doha Round and the least developed countries

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posted on 2023-06-08, 19:42 authored by James Scott, Rorden Wilkinson
Two distinct literatures have emerged on the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and its likely benefits for developing countries. One is built on the use of computable general and partial equilibrium simulations, while another explores the political economy of the negotiation process to explore the opportunities a concluded round will bring for developing countries. Both literatures generate important insights into the DDA, and both highlight that the deal on offer to developing countries is very weak. However, there has been little engagement between these two bodies of thought. This paper seeks to begin to redress this, fusing a review of the simulations of likely DDA gains with an examination of the passage of the Doha negotiations. It argues that through this process we can arrive at a fuller understanding of how limited, and problematic, the results of the DDA are likely to be for the less developed countries. If the DDA is to deliver on its mandate, a qualitative shift in the negotiations is required. © 2011 Southseries Inc.

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  • Published

Journal

Third World Quarterly

ISSN

0143-6597

Publisher

Routledge

Issue

4

Volume

32

Page range

611-627

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  • International Relations Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-01-26

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