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E. Kessie (2005)
Enforceability of the Legal Provisions Relating to Special and Differential Treatment under the Wto AgreementsThe Journal of World Intellectual Property, 3
D. Rodrik (1994)
Developing Countries after the Uruguay Round
and 1. Introduction One of the greatest challenges facing the World Trade Organization (WTO) is how to ensure that all regions of the world benefit from the multilateral trading system. While it is true that the share of developing countries as a group in world trade has increased to around 30 percent in recent years, the share of African countries in world trade has generally stagnated. A few African countries have done well by virtue of oil exports, but the majority has seen their share in world trade decrease as a result of unfavourable commodity prices.' In 2004, Africa's share amounted to less than 3 percent compared to around 5 percent in 1980.z Africa is home to the majority of least-developed countries. Out of the fifty least-developed countries, thirty-four are African. The share of least-developed countries in world trade is very small. According to the WTO Secretariat, their merchandise exports and imports amounted to US$ 38 billion and US$ 45 billion, respectively in 2002.3 3 The statistics confirm that least-developed and other African countries are not active participants in the multilateral trading system. They have not been able to reap significant benefits from the tremendous expansion in world
African Yearbook of International Law Online – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2004
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