1st Edition

The Development Dimension Special and Differential Treatment in Trade

By James Bacchus, Inu Manak Copyright 2021
88 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

88 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

88 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book critically analyses the World Trade Organization’s approach to "special and differential treatment" (SDT) to argue that it is founded on seeking exemptions from WTO obligations, instead of creating an enabling environment for developing countries to integrate fully into the multilateral trading system. Through six key sections: United States Proposal on Special and Differential... Read more
  1. Introduction
  2. United States Proposal on Special and Differential Treatment
  3. Responses to United States Proposal
  4. The Evolution of Differential Treatment
  5. Failure of the Current Approach to Differential Treatment
  6. Complications Created by China’s Emergence in the Global Economy
  7. An Alternative Approach to Differential Treatment
  8. Conclusion

Biography

James Bacchus is Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Inu Manak, PhD, is a Research Fellow at the Cato Institute, Washington DC, USA.