Options for Global Trade Reform A View from the Asia-Pacific [Paperback]

A study of the impact of trade policy reform on the fortunes of the Asia Pacific region.In November 2001 the members of the World Trade Organization approved the start of new trade talks at the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha. The negotiations launched will focus on such key, but difficult, issues as improving market access in agriculture, and strengthening the development impacts of WTO, which if achieved, will have profound implications. In this book a team of authors from developing and developed countries in the Asia-Pacific identify ways in which progress might be made on the key negotiating topics.In November 2001 the members of the World Trade Organization approved the start of new trade talks at the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha. The negotiations launched will focus on such key, but difficult, issues as improving market access in agriculture, and strengthening the development impacts of WTO, which if achieved, will have profound implications. In this book a team of authors from developing and developed countries in the Asia-Pacific identify ways in which progress might be made on the key negotiating topics.In November 2001 the members of the World Trade Organization approved the start of new trade talks at the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha. Written by a team of authors from developing and developed countries in the Asia-Pacific region, this collection of essays identifies ways that progress might be made on key negotiating topics. The negotiations launched will focus on such problematic issues as improving market access in agriculture, and strengthening the development impacts of WTO which, if achieved, will have profound implications on world trade.List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations and acronyms; List of contributors; 1. An overview: options for global trade reform - a view from the Asia-Pacific Will Martin and Mari Pangestu; 2. Agriculture and the Doha Development Agenda Kym Anderson, Erwidodo, Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan and Anna Strl“-