The Doha Round and KenyaGood and Not So Good Lessons

Resumo

The global financial crisis and spiking unemployment figures have raised the threat of escalating barriers to trade. An early conclusion to the Doha Round might help avert some of the increase in protectionism, but no one knows by how much. And while Doha will help the world economy, it will also create winners and losers across countries and across sectors within countries (Polaski, 2006). How much developing countries can win or lose depends, to a large extent, on how the issue of agricultural subsidies in developed countries is resolved. But it also depends on the definition of sensitive commodities and the effects of further liberalising trade in manufacturing goods. Developing countries will have to look very carefully at the gains and losses from proposed Doha Round agreements, the so-called “modalities”. For many developing countries, the nature of any agreed package will be more important than reaching any agreement by a specific deadline.

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Estudo

Ano

2010

Instituição

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada

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Repositório do Ipea

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Inglês

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Acesso aberto

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oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15788

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DohaKenyaGoodNot So GoodLessons