A substantial body of research has taken shape on trade in services since the mid-1980s.
Much of this is inspired by the WTO and regional trade agreements. However, an increasing …

This paper argues that the contribution of trade preferences to economic development
needs to be reappraised in light of the growth of globalised trade in manufactures. Trade …

Because of concern that tariff reductions in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (oecd) countries will translate into worsening export performance for the least …

The aims of this chapter are threefold: to summarize, from the preceding chapters and other
material, some likely and some more ambitious scenarios that might emerge as part of an …

Abstract Special and Differential Treatment for Develo** Countries (SDT) constitutes a
central feature of the GATT/WTO system. Its formal goal is to foster export-led growth in …

With preferential trade agreements on the rise worldwide rules of origin—which are
necessary to prevent trade deflection—are attracting increasing attention. At the same time …

The issue of special and differential treatment (SDT) for develo** countries in the WTO
has become a source of tension in North‐South trade relations. The absence of an effective …

This paper is articulated around the following chapters. After this introduction, the first
chapter will underscore Africa's development stakes. This analysis will enable us to tackle …

Scholars contend that embedding human rights conditionality in trade agreements can
improve human rights. We argue that human rights interests may collide with trade …

Preferential trade arrangements should be evaluated by their effect on prices rather than by
their effect on the total value of trade. This point is emphasized in the theoretical literature …