Open AccessLiberalizacija trgovine, privredni razvoj i STO posle Dohe
Author(s) -
Radovan Kovačević
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
economic annals/ekonomski anali
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.148
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1820-7375
pISSN - 0013-3264
DOI - 10.2298/eka0356067k
Subject(s) - negotiation , context (archaeology) , market access , modalities , business , international trade , least developed countries , multilateral trade negotiations , developing country , world trade , economic growth , economics , political science , agriculture , law , paleontology , ecology , social science , sociology , biology
This paper analyzes the actions that could be taken in the context of the WTO Doha negotiations to assist countries in benefiting from deeper trade integration. It discusses the policy agenda faced by many developing countries and identifies a number of focal points that could be used both as targets and as benchmarks to increase the likelihood that the WTO negotiations will support development. To achieve these targets a number of negotiating modalities are proposed both for goods and services-related market access issues, as well as rule making in regulatory areas. Developing countries must approach the WTO negotiations with a firm view of their national priorities, and seek to ensure that multilateral obligations will assist in, and not detract from, the realization of development objectives. For the development community this implies that the priority should be given to strengthening the capacity to identify national priorities and to analyze the cost and benefits of the proposed agreements in light of those priorities.