The Doha Round
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Doha Development Agenda
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Author : T. K. Bhaumik
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Doha Development Agenda written by T. K. Bhaumik and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Doha Development Agenda categories.
The fourth WTO Ministerial in Doha (Qatar) had an ambitious negotiating mandate in a Work Programme that was launched on 14 September 2001, to be completed by 2005. However, ever since its launch, the Doha Development Agenda, as the Work Programme has come to be called, has been facing rough weather. Missed deadlines have been the main stumbling blocks in the way of negotiations and threaten to undermine the credibility of multilateral trade dialogues. The member countries of WTO have before them an unprecedented challenge. At test is their commitment to the cause of promoting fair trade; the commitments on the part of major trading nations, especially, will have to pass this crucial test if the Doha Round of negotiations is to succeed. The current state of negotiations, however, does not evoke much confidence about the Agenda meeting the deadline of 2005, when all the agreements must be complete and formalized as a single package. This volume is essentially an inquiry into the prospects of the much-debated Doha Round. It assembles, in one place, various points of view from different thinkers on the issues currently under negotiations, chiefly that of trade and development. Reputed experts in the field write on these and other related topics, addressing the primary concern behind the idea of this volume: Can we afford to let the Doha Round of trade talks fail?
Doha Development Round Why Did It Fail
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Author : Anna E. Richter
language : en
Publisher: diplom.de
Release Date : 2014-09-01
Doha Development Round Why Did It Fail written by Anna E. Richter and has been published by diplom.de this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-01 with Political Science categories.
The Doha Development Agenda, may go down in history as the slowest development round of all times. Starting in 2001, negotiations have been going on for 13 years and collapsed on several occasions in the meantime. With regards to its goal to ensure developing countries, and especially the least-developed among them, a share in the growth of world trade, barely any progress was made. To the extent that one may question how legitimate it is to call the Doha Round a Development Round at all. Especially the notorious point of trade liberalization in agriculture has delayed the negotiations. While the WTO member states agreed on cutting tariffs and reducing agricultural subsidies, opinions differ sharply on exemptions for certain products from these broad ruled. In another critical point, services, negotiations have hardly progressed. The WTO negotiators have missed every deadline agreed upon and various observers suggested to drop the entire venture. The aim of this paper is to find the reasons for the slow progress in order to see if the obstacles may be overcome and the Doha Round might be completed successfully.
Figuring Out The Doha Round
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Author : Gary Clyde Hufbauer
language : en
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Release Date : 2010
Figuring Out The Doha Round written by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and has been published by Peterson Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
The Doha Round marked its eighth birthday in November 2009, making it the longest running multilateral trade negotiation in the postwar era. Doha participants continue to disagree about prospective liberalization of agriculture and manufactures and have barely begun to consider reductions in barriers to trade in services. Negotiators have missed every deadline to conclude the talks, leading some to question the viability of the entire venture. After nearly nine years of inconclusive meetings, the trade talks are at a tipping point: A global trade deal is still possible with renewed political commitment to trade reform, but continued drift could result in the first outright failure of a multilateral trade round in the postwar era. This policy analysis shows that the Doha Round can still be successfully concluded with a concerted push by the major trading nations. Contrary to the Doha doomsayers, the potential gains from proposals now on the table are significant, albeit not sufficient to close a deal. The authors estimate the trade gains and GDP gains from a prospective Doha deal that "tops up" existing commitments to liberalize agriculture, manufactures, and services. They also suggest what each of the major trading nations needs to do to ensure the successful completion of a Doha package that is both ambitious and balanced between the interests of developed and developing countries.
The Doha Round Ambitious Aims Enduring Impasse
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Author : Lukas Geise
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2008-06-03
The Doha Round Ambitious Aims Enduring Impasse written by Lukas Geise and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-03 with Political Science categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - Topic: International Organisations, grade: 22 out of 25 points, 88%, Concordia University Montreal (University of Ottawa: Telfer School of Management), language: English, abstract: During the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, which took place from November 9th to 14th, 2001 in Doha, Qatar, a new round of WTO trade talks was initiated and became known as the Doha Round. Against the background of the September 11th terrorist attacks that had just occurred, a powerful message of stability and prosperity to the international community was to be delivered (Cho, 2007). Therefore, the aim was to boost growth, alleviate poverty, deliver more relevant trade rules and thus help to establish a more stable and certain foundation for today’s dynamic global marketplace (Lamy, 2007). The round was set to be concluded by December 2006 but to date, the parties involved have still not been able to reach a consensus on a large proportion of the issues that were planned to be resolved. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the aims of the Doha Round under the aspect of their feasibility, and then, to discuss the reasons for the enduring impasse of the negotiations.
Wto And The Doha Round
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: PediaPress
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Agreeing And Implementing The Doha Round Of The Wto
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Author : Harald Hohmann
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-11-10
Agreeing And Implementing The Doha Round Of The Wto written by Harald Hohmann and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-10 with Law categories.
The Doha Round is the first major trade negotiation round under the WTO since the failure of the Seattle Ministerial in 1999. The Doha discussions and results will have a large impact on the future of international trade law. Leading scholars and practitioners from three continents comment on four such areas in this book. Firstly, poverty eradication, capacity building, and special and differential treatment are required to change for WTO law to be accepted globally; this may lead to a reinterpretation of WTO law. Secondly, the major trade policy concerns, the global concept of competition, and the impacts of trade facilitation and of sustainability of trade liberalization are examined. The third topic is the improvement of the dispute settlement through, for example, a relaxation of tensions between the judicial and diplomatic models. Finally, possible solutions for the balance between free trade, environmental protection and human rights are explored.
The Doha Round
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Author : Sebastian Walter
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2009-11
The Doha Round written by Sebastian Walter and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11 with Business & Economics categories.
Scientific Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: A+, University of Auckland, language: English, abstract: The World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha Round was established in 2001 as the new multilateral negotiation round, the first one of the still young WTO. The members agreed to set a sign for market economy and development, not at last to undermine terrorism. Different from the preceding Uruguay Round, initially scheduled on four but stretching over seven years, the negotiations this time should last three years and reach consensus by the end of 2004. Almost five years later the Doha Round could be closer to its exodus that its consensus. This paper aims to provide an understanding of central impediments to the Doha negations as well as proposals how to move towards a consensus on major subjects, in particular from the perspective of Germany as a member of the European Union. For this purpose, the background information provided will introduce sections of the Doha Declaration relevant to later discussions. International trade theory, especially comparative advantage theory and protectionism, provide the foundations for the analysis section. The starting point of the analysis is a brief overview of Germany's economy and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) imposed by the European Community (EC) as well as Germany's interests in the Doha negotiations. The second part of the analysis discusses four major impediments to the success of the Doha Round at present: Political interests, protectionism of developing countries, implementation-related issues, and WTO-principles. The paper concludes with suggestions that address the four impediments mentioned and provides a general idea how to restructure the negotiations in order to improve efficiency.
Is There Still Hope For The Doha Round
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Author : Manuel Simon
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2008-02-28
Is There Still Hope For The Doha Round written by Manuel Simon and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-28 with Business & Economics categories.
Scientific Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 98%, Beijing Institute of Technology, course: International Trade, language: English, abstract: This paper analyses the reasons for the failure of the Doha Round negotiations which started in 2001 and offers prospects for Doha’s future. The sticking points of the current World Trade Organization (WTO) talks are serious negotiating differences in agriculture, manufactures and trade in services. New policy circumstances due to the increased number of WTO member countries and new orientation of the major negotiating partners such as the United States of America and the European Union towards regional trade agreements make a favourable outcome quite severe. It seems that political issues overlap economic rationality. However, member countries have to realise that there is still a lot of potential for further trade liberalisation via multilateralism and, hence, economic and social gains to the world’s society. The motivation of OECD countries to overcome their protectionist lobbies and to accept reduced protection and support for agriculture will be crucial for the success of Doha. Equally, developing countries have to agree to open their markets for labour-intensive goods and services from developed countries.
The Doha Blues
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Author : Kent Jones
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010
The Doha Blues written by Kent Jones and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
The Doha Blues investigates the failure of WTO members to conclude the Doha Round of trade negotiations, focusing on the "institutional friction" that has developed since the Uruguay Round. The legacy of GATT traditions, new WTO rules, the expanding scope of the trade liberalization agenda and the expanding WTO membership, have combined to make it extremely difficult for countries to reach consensus. The book concludes with recommendations for improving the environment for trade liberalization.
Where Are We In The Doha Round
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
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It rapidly became clear that the promised development benefits were more of a mirage than a reality, and that the Uruguay Round had gone well beyond previous negotiations in extending the reach of trade policy far behind the borders, into areas traditionally the domain of domestic decision-making-a process begun in the Tokyo Round in the 1970s but vastly expanded with the Uruguay Round. [...] Yet in the year following the creation of the WTO the pressure was on to return to the negotiating table. [...] Even then, developing country skepticism could only be overcome by means of significant promises in the area of development-with the WTO labelling the mandate for negotiations "The Doha Development Agenda."2 2. Understanding the Doha Round For most WTO members and certainly for the larger trading partners among them, the core of the Doha Round revolves around agriculture. [...] It was also easier in the Uruguay Round to identify key "demandeurs" for the different items, and to identify the dynamics of the trade-offs to be made. [...] While it might be objected that the Doha Round is still only in its fourth year, the intransigence of key players-in particular the EU and the United States-is especially disturbing given the growing protectionist sentiment in the U. S., the perspective of mid-term elections in the U. S. in late 2006, the lapsing of the U. S. President's trade promotion authority in mid-2007, and the continuing po.