Holdings: More Favorable and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries : Toward a New Approach in the World Trade Organization

More Favorable and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries : Toward a New Approach in the World Trade Organization

The authors discuss options that could be considered in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to provide more favorable treatment-so-called special and differential treatment (SDT)-to small and low-income countries. They argue that there is a need bot...

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Main Authors:	Hoekman, Bernard, Michalopoulos, Constantine, Winters, L. Alan
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICE MARKETS AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT POLICIES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANTIDUMPING APPAREL AVERAGE LEVEL AVERAGE TARIFF BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BENCHMARKS BENEFICIAL IMPACT BENEFICIAL TRADE BORDER TRADE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPLEMENTARY POLICIES CONCESSIONS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION GOODS COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY MARKETS CROSS-BORDER TRADE CUSTOMS VALUATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT AID DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DONOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXCESSIVE COSTS EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORT TAXES EXPORTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOREIGN FIRMS FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL TRADE GROWTH POTENTIAL IMPORT QUOTAS IMPORTING COUNTRIES INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTENSIVE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT INCENTIVES LABOR MARKETS LABOR- INTENSIVE LABOR-INTENSIVE LABOUR INTENSIVE LDCS LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE IN GOODS MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET FAILURES MARKET IMPERFECTIONS MERCHANDISE TRADE LIBERALIZATION MOST-FAVORED-NATION MULTILATERAL DISCIPLINES MULTILATERAL TRADE NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL LEVEL NONDISCRIMINATORY TRADE NONTARIFF BARRIERS OPEN MARKETS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY REFORMS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RULES POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO MARKETS PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRIORITY AREAS PRODUCERS PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS QUOTA RENTS REAL INCOME RECIPROCAL CONCESSIONS RECIPROCITY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES REGULATORY POLICIES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RULES OF ORIGIN SAFETY STANDARDS SERVICE PROVIDERS SPECIALIZATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF BINDINGS TARIFF CUTS TARIFF RATE TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF STRUCTURES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION COMMITMENTS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REFORMS TRADING PARTNERS TRANSACTIONS COSTS UNILATERAL TRADE UNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION URUGUAY ROUND VALUE OF IMPORTS VALUE OF RECIPROCITY WELFARE GAINS WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WORLD TRADING SYSTEM WTO WTO AGREEMENTS WTO MEMBERS WTO MEMBERSHIP WTO RULES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NONTARIFF TRADE BARRIERS MOST FAVOURED NATION CLAUSE MANUFACTURES TRADE LIBERALIZATION PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS MARKET ACCESS DOMESTIC RESOURCES INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY PROTECTIONISM CAPACITY BUILDING RULES & REGULATIONS NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES DUTY-FREE IMPORTATION QUOTA FORMULAS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS & TRADE WTO RULES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487583/more-favorable-differential-treatment-developing-countries-toward-new-approach-world-trade-organization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18139

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487583/more-favorable-differential-treatment-developing-countries-toward-new-approach-world-trade-organization
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18139

More Favorable and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries : Toward a New Approach in the World Trade Organization

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