"Playing games with prosperity "

Economist, July 26, 2001

Synopsis:
This article deals with diverse issues related to launching a new trade round in Doha in November this year, mainly focusing on why the WTO's members are far from agreement on the priority and role of a new trade round. Reviewing sensitive issues that should be covered by a new trade round, this article explains why it would be difficult for everybody to be a winner of global trade talks. This article also explains why questions still remain as to the benefits of a new round, especially from the perspectives of poor countries.

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Text connection: Chapter 5 "The Political Economy of International Trade" (pp. 164-173).

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