Developing countries in the WTO

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Developing Countries in World Trade -- 2. Trends in Developing-Country Trade, 1980-99 -- 3. Trade and Development in GATT and the WTO -- 4. Developing-Country Policies -- 5. Developing-Country Trade-Related Institutions -- 6. Developed-Country Policies -- 7. The TRIPS Agreement and Developing Countries -- 8. Developing-Country Participation in the WTO -- 9. WTO Accession Issues -- 10. Towards a Development Round -- 11. Policy Coherence -- 12. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix 1: Country Groupings -- Appendix 2: Method of Estimating Frequency Ratios -- References -- Index.

Globalization means that today, more than ever before, growth in developing countries and the reduction of poverty depend on world trade and a well functioning trading system. This volume reviews developing countries trade policies and institutions, and the challenges they face in the World Trade Organization - where the rules that govern the international trading system are set