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WTO: A Deeply Divided Membership

WTO: A Deeply Divided Membership Badar Alam IQBAL * SECTION I Since the formation ofWorld Trade Organization (WTo) i.e. onJanuary 1, 1995, the world trade body has failed to discharge its duties and responsibilities and hence, the extent of differences between the developed and developing countries on certain vital and strategic issues, sine-qua-non for the survival of global multilateral trading system, antidote ofbilateralism has been on the rise. These differences have reached to optimum level after the Doha Development Agenda. Thereafter, the negotiations have failed to make any breakthrough in the global trade negotiations. These are very critical and dangerous trends that have emerged out. These trends and situation must be avoided at all cost for the sake of survival ofWTO and Multilateral Trading System. The present paper analyses the emerging trends and issues in respect negotiations that has taken place under WTO regime. The paper has three sections and each section provides a detailed analysis on the three vital and strategic issues which the WTO is confronted with. AGRICULTURE In December 2005, the member countries of the WTo had taken up Hong Kong Ministerial declaration with an objective to finalize negotiations started at Doha. This was in line with the decision of General http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of World Investment and Trade Brill

WTO: A Deeply Divided Membership

Journal of World Investment and Trade , Volume 8 (6): 849 – Dec 20, 2007

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
Copyright 2007 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1660-7112
eISSN
2211-9000
DOI
10.1163/22119000_008_06-07
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Abstract

Badar Alam IQBAL * SECTION I Since the formation ofWorld Trade Organization (WTo) i.e. onJanuary 1, 1995, the world trade body has failed to discharge its duties and responsibilities and hence, the extent of differences between the developed and developing countries on certain vital and strategic issues, sine-qua-non for the survival of global multilateral trading system, antidote ofbilateralism has been on the rise. These differences have reached to optimum level after the Doha Development Agenda. Thereafter, the negotiations have failed to make any breakthrough in the global trade negotiations. These are very critical and dangerous trends that have emerged out. These trends and situation must be avoided at all cost for the sake of survival ofWTO and Multilateral Trading System. The present paper analyses the emerging trends and issues in respect negotiations that has taken place under WTO regime. The paper has three sections and each section provides a detailed analysis on the three vital and strategic issues which the WTO is confronted with. AGRICULTURE In December 2005, the member countries of the WTo had taken up Hong Kong Ministerial declaration with an objective to finalize negotiations started at Doha. This was in line with the decision of General

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Published: Dec 20, 2007

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