Doha Development Round: Why did it fail?

Doha Development Round: Why did it fail?

Author: Anna E. Richter

Publisher: diplom.de

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 3954898179

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The Doha Development Agenda, may go down in history as the slowest development round of all times. Starting in 2001, negotiations have been going on for 13 years and collapsed on several occasions in the meantime. With regards to its goal to ensure developing countries, and especially the least-developed among them, a share in the growth of world trade, barely any progress was made. To the extent that one may question how legitimate it is to call the Doha Round a Development Round at all. Especially the notorious point of trade liberalization in agriculture has delayed the negotiations. While the WTO member states agreed on cutting tariffs and reducing agricultural subsidies, opinions differ sharply on exemptions for certain products from these broad ruled. In another critical point, services, negotiations have hardly progressed. The WTO negotiators have missed every deadline agreed upon and various observers suggested to drop the entire venture. The aim of this paper is to find the reasons for the slow progress in order to see if the obstacles may be overcome and the Doha Round might be completed successfully.


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Download or read book Doha Development Round: Why did it fail? written by Anna E. Richter and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doha Development Agenda, may go down in history as the slowest development round of all times. Starting in 2001, negotiations have been going on for 13 years and collapsed on several occasions in the meantime. With regards to its goal to ensure developing countries, and especially the least-developed among them, a share in the growth of world trade, barely any progress was made. To the extent that one may question how legitimate it is to call the Doha Round a Development Round at all. Especially the notorious point of trade liberalization in agriculture has delayed the negotiations. While the WTO member states agreed on cutting tariffs and reducing agricultural subsidies, opinions differ sharply on exemptions for certain products from these broad ruled. In another critical point, services, negotiations have hardly progressed. The WTO negotiators have missed every deadline agreed upon and various observers suggested to drop the entire venture. The aim of this paper is to find the reasons for the slow progress in order to see if the obstacles may be overcome and the Doha Round might be completed successfully.

Doha Development Round: Why Did it Fail?

Doha Development Round: Why Did it Fail?

Author: Anna E. Richter

Publisher: Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)

Published: 2014-09

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 3954893177

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The Doha Development Agenda, may go down in history as the slowest development round of all times. Starting in 2001, negotiations have been going on for 13 years and collapsed on several occasions in the meantime. With regards to its goal to ensure developing countries, and especially the least-developed among them, a share in the growth of world trade, barely any progress was made. To the extent that one may question how legitimate it is to call the Doha Round a Development Round at all. Especially the notorious point of trade liberalization in agriculture has delayed the negotiations. While the WTO member states agreed on cutting tariffs and reducing agricultural subsidies, opinions differ sharply on exemptions for certain products from these broad ruled. In another critical point, services, negotiations have hardly progressed. The WTO negotiators have missed every deadline agreed upon and various observers suggested to drop the entire venture. The aim of this paper is to find the reasons for the slow progress in order to see if the obstacles may be overcome and the Doha Round might be completed successfully.


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Download or read book Doha Development Round: Why Did it Fail? written by Anna E. Richter and published by Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag). This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doha Development Agenda, may go down in history as the slowest development round of all times. Starting in 2001, negotiations have been going on for 13 years and collapsed on several occasions in the meantime. With regards to its goal to ensure developing countries, and especially the least-developed among them, a share in the growth of world trade, barely any progress was made. To the extent that one may question how legitimate it is to call the Doha Round a Development Round at all. Especially the notorious point of trade liberalization in agriculture has delayed the negotiations. While the WTO member states agreed on cutting tariffs and reducing agricultural subsidies, opinions differ sharply on exemptions for certain products from these broad ruled. In another critical point, services, negotiations have hardly progressed. The WTO negotiators have missed every deadline agreed upon and various observers suggested to drop the entire venture. The aim of this paper is to find the reasons for the slow progress in order to see if the obstacles may be overcome and the Doha Round might be completed successfully.

The Internal and External Reasons for the Failure of the Doha-Round and the Role of the Industrial and Developing Countries

The Internal and External Reasons for the Failure of the Doha-Round and the Role of the Industrial and Developing Countries

Author: Rinke Kloppe

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2009-12

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 3640489659

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Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 2,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, course: The external commercial policies of the European Union, language: English, abstract: During the fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar, from November 9th to 14th 2001, the new round of multilateral trade talks became known as the Doha Round. Against the background of the terrorist attacks in the USA that had happened two months before in September, a strong message of stability and prosperity to the economical development and the wish for a greater political cohesion were communicated and were seen to become resolved in multilateral trade negotiations. The principle aim of this ministerial-level meeting was to lower trade barriers globally, which allows countries to increase trade worldwide by a more efficient exchange of goods among countries and to establish a more stable and certain foundation for today's dynamic global marketplace in order to avoid a repetition of terrorist attacks. However, the Doha Round failed and even following ministerial conferences and meetings that took place in Cancún, Mexico (2003), Hong Kong (2005), and Geneva, Switzerland (2004, 2006, 2008) did not lead to a satisfying result. In the following chapters, the internal, thus the relationship between developing and industrialized countries with focus on the EU and the leading developing countries Brazil, India and China - which are developing to the leading economic powers in the world at the moment - and external, thus especially the upcoming trend towards bilateralism and regionalism, reasons for the collapse of the multilateral trade round will be discussed. The question is whether the Doha Round, thus multilateral trade talks, still has a chance - coupled with the WTO - in a growing regionalized world and what can be done to find a consensus in the world trade system.


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Download or read book The Internal and External Reasons for the Failure of the Doha-Round and the Role of the Industrial and Developing Countries written by Rinke Kloppe and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 2,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, course: The external commercial policies of the European Union, language: English, abstract: During the fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar, from November 9th to 14th 2001, the new round of multilateral trade talks became known as the Doha Round. Against the background of the terrorist attacks in the USA that had happened two months before in September, a strong message of stability and prosperity to the economical development and the wish for a greater political cohesion were communicated and were seen to become resolved in multilateral trade negotiations. The principle aim of this ministerial-level meeting was to lower trade barriers globally, which allows countries to increase trade worldwide by a more efficient exchange of goods among countries and to establish a more stable and certain foundation for today's dynamic global marketplace in order to avoid a repetition of terrorist attacks. However, the Doha Round failed and even following ministerial conferences and meetings that took place in Cancún, Mexico (2003), Hong Kong (2005), and Geneva, Switzerland (2004, 2006, 2008) did not lead to a satisfying result. In the following chapters, the internal, thus the relationship between developing and industrialized countries with focus on the EU and the leading developing countries Brazil, India and China - which are developing to the leading economic powers in the world at the moment - and external, thus especially the upcoming trend towards bilateralism and regionalism, reasons for the collapse of the multilateral trade round will be discussed. The question is whether the Doha Round, thus multilateral trade talks, still has a chance - coupled with the WTO - in a growing regionalized world and what can be done to find a consensus in the world trade system.

Brief Analysis of the Failure of the Doha Development Round

Brief Analysis of the Failure of the Doha Development Round

Author: Arun Krishnan

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The collapse of the Doha round of the World Trade Organization has struck at the very root of the organization, therefore raising doubts over its credibility. The credibility of the World Trade Organization has taken a steep nosedive. Two out of five rounds of negotiations have failed since GATT has replaced WTO. There have been mixed response from various sectors of the economy. Pierre Simon, President of the Euro Chambers has mentioned that, “Doha is good for European business and for European SMEs: more sustainable markets and more predictable rules. A failure of this round can jeopardize 60 years of global economic integration. Which political leader would take that responsibility”. The issue of Intellectual Property Rights is a very delicate issue. The technological advancement of the developing and least developed countries (LCD's) is dependent on this particular issue. Therefore, it is the need of the hour that the developed countries under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, should take some concrete steps so that the interests of theses booming economies are not harmed. These countries can gain not much but if are neglected will loose everything. There will be very cost which has to be burdened by the poor and the developing countries if the decision is taken to install the infrastructure for enforcing the IPR rules and agreements. The early wrapping up of the Doha round is possible if U.S. farm bill is successfully implemented. The United States took some steps for the domestic agricultural policy reform and global agricultural trade liberalisation during the period of 1980-1990. But, now the U.S. should make some concessions so that the deadlock can be broken and progress can be made . In the Doha development round it was for the first time in the history of the multilateral trade negotiations that the environmental negotiations were included. The civil societies and various human organizations have toiled hard for it . Their call for a toning relation between environment and the trade has ultimately been answered. The Ministers promised to remove the subsidies on harmful fisheries and also to open trade in the areas that include services and goods causative for environmental protection. The Doha Ministerial Round Negotiation was like a roller coaster ride. It has seen many ups and downs. But, the hopes are still alive and we should adopt the policy of wait and watch because the Doha round has still got potential to solve the burning issues, which the world is facing today. The Words of Ernest Antoine Seilliere, the President of BUSINESSEUROPE can sum up the importance of appropriate conclusion of the Doha round in following words, “An ambitious conclusion to the Doha round is crucial for business for Europe. From all areas of the economy - large scale industry, service businesses of all types and small and medium sized companies”


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Download or read book Brief Analysis of the Failure of the Doha Development Round written by Arun Krishnan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of the Doha round of the World Trade Organization has struck at the very root of the organization, therefore raising doubts over its credibility. The credibility of the World Trade Organization has taken a steep nosedive. Two out of five rounds of negotiations have failed since GATT has replaced WTO. There have been mixed response from various sectors of the economy. Pierre Simon, President of the Euro Chambers has mentioned that, “Doha is good for European business and for European SMEs: more sustainable markets and more predictable rules. A failure of this round can jeopardize 60 years of global economic integration. Which political leader would take that responsibility”. The issue of Intellectual Property Rights is a very delicate issue. The technological advancement of the developing and least developed countries (LCD's) is dependent on this particular issue. Therefore, it is the need of the hour that the developed countries under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, should take some concrete steps so that the interests of theses booming economies are not harmed. These countries can gain not much but if are neglected will loose everything. There will be very cost which has to be burdened by the poor and the developing countries if the decision is taken to install the infrastructure for enforcing the IPR rules and agreements. The early wrapping up of the Doha round is possible if U.S. farm bill is successfully implemented. The United States took some steps for the domestic agricultural policy reform and global agricultural trade liberalisation during the period of 1980-1990. But, now the U.S. should make some concessions so that the deadlock can be broken and progress can be made . In the Doha development round it was for the first time in the history of the multilateral trade negotiations that the environmental negotiations were included. The civil societies and various human organizations have toiled hard for it . Their call for a toning relation between environment and the trade has ultimately been answered. The Ministers promised to remove the subsidies on harmful fisheries and also to open trade in the areas that include services and goods causative for environmental protection. The Doha Ministerial Round Negotiation was like a roller coaster ride. It has seen many ups and downs. But, the hopes are still alive and we should adopt the policy of wait and watch because the Doha round has still got potential to solve the burning issues, which the world is facing today. The Words of Ernest Antoine Seilliere, the President of BUSINESSEUROPE can sum up the importance of appropriate conclusion of the Doha round in following words, “An ambitious conclusion to the Doha round is crucial for business for Europe. From all areas of the economy - large scale industry, service businesses of all types and small and medium sized companies”

Breaking the WTO

Breaking the WTO

Author: Kristen Hopewell

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2016-08-03

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1503600025

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The world economic order has been upended by the rise of the BRIC nations and the attendant decline of the United States' international influence. In Breaking the WTO, Kristen Hopewell provides a groundbreaking analysis of how these power shifts have played out in one of the most important theaters of global governance: the World Trade Organization. Hopewell argues that the collapse of the Doha Round negotiations in 2008 signals a crisis in the American-led project of neoliberal globalization. Historically, the U.S. has pressured other countries to open their markets while maintaining its own protectionist policies. Over the course of the Doha negotiations, however, China, India, and Brazil challenged America's hypocrisy. They did so not because they rejected the multilateral trading system, but because they embraced neoliberal rhetoric and sought to lay claim to its benefits. By demanding that all members of the WTO live up to the principles of "free trade," these developing states caused the negotiations to collapse under their own contradictions. Breaking the WTO probes the tensions between the WTO's liberal principles and the underlying reality of power politics, exploring what the Doha conflict tells us about the current and coming balance of power in the global economy.


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Download or read book Breaking the WTO written by Kristen Hopewell and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world economic order has been upended by the rise of the BRIC nations and the attendant decline of the United States' international influence. In Breaking the WTO, Kristen Hopewell provides a groundbreaking analysis of how these power shifts have played out in one of the most important theaters of global governance: the World Trade Organization. Hopewell argues that the collapse of the Doha Round negotiations in 2008 signals a crisis in the American-led project of neoliberal globalization. Historically, the U.S. has pressured other countries to open their markets while maintaining its own protectionist policies. Over the course of the Doha negotiations, however, China, India, and Brazil challenged America's hypocrisy. They did so not because they rejected the multilateral trading system, but because they embraced neoliberal rhetoric and sought to lay claim to its benefits. By demanding that all members of the WTO live up to the principles of "free trade," these developing states caused the negotiations to collapse under their own contradictions. Breaking the WTO probes the tensions between the WTO's liberal principles and the underlying reality of power politics, exploring what the Doha conflict tells us about the current and coming balance of power in the global economy.

Why Did the Doha Round Fail?

Why Did the Doha Round Fail?

Author: Mónica Jara Valenzuela

Publisher:

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9783639350425

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In 2001, the WTO sponsored its first development oriented round of trade negotiations. Explicitly oriented towards the benefit of developing countries, the DR promised to bring significant changes to international trade. However, after nine years of negotiations, many have started to question whether the round can be brought to a conclusion that will satisfy its original objective. This failure has been attributed to several causes, but an underlying conflict between interests of developed and developing countries is the one most frequently cited. Accurate as the argument is, a closer look at the negotiations reveals underlying institutional problems within the WTO that have contributed greatly their failure. The lack of a clear policy prescription for the establishment of a development friendly DR has further highlighted inconsistencies between the official position of the WTO with respect to trade, and the standpoint of its members, particularly those from developed countries. Thus, a heterodox approach reveals that the success of the DR is contingent upon addressing the conflicting interests, and the reform of institutional problems within the WTO.


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Download or read book Why Did the Doha Round Fail? written by Mónica Jara Valenzuela and published by . This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, the WTO sponsored its first development oriented round of trade negotiations. Explicitly oriented towards the benefit of developing countries, the DR promised to bring significant changes to international trade. However, after nine years of negotiations, many have started to question whether the round can be brought to a conclusion that will satisfy its original objective. This failure has been attributed to several causes, but an underlying conflict between interests of developed and developing countries is the one most frequently cited. Accurate as the argument is, a closer look at the negotiations reveals underlying institutional problems within the WTO that have contributed greatly their failure. The lack of a clear policy prescription for the establishment of a development friendly DR has further highlighted inconsistencies between the official position of the WTO with respect to trade, and the standpoint of its members, particularly those from developed countries. Thus, a heterodox approach reveals that the success of the DR is contingent upon addressing the conflicting interests, and the reform of institutional problems within the WTO.

Doha Development Agenda

Doha Development Agenda

Author: T. K. Bhaumik

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13:

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The fourth WTO Ministerial in Doha (Qatar) had an ambitious negotiating mandate in a Work Programme that was launched on 14 September 2001, to be completed by 2005. However, ever since its launch, the Doha Development Agenda, as the Work Programme has come to be called, has been facing rough weather. Missed deadlines have been the main stumbling blocks in the way of negotiations and threaten to undermine the credibility of multilateral trade dialogues. The member countries of WTO have before them an unprecedented challenge. At test is their commitment to the cause of promoting fair trade; the commitments on the part of major trading nations, especially, will have to pass this crucial test if the Doha Round of negotiations is to succeed. The current state of negotiations, however, does not evoke much confidence about the Agenda meeting the deadline of 2005, when all the agreements must be complete and formalized as a single package. This volume is essentially an inquiry into the prospects of the much-debated Doha Round. It assembles, in one place, various points of view from different thinkers on the issues currently under negotiations, chiefly that of trade and development. Reputed experts in the field write on these and other related topics, addressing the primary concern behind the idea of this volume: Can we afford to let the Doha Round of trade talks fail?


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Download or read book Doha Development Agenda written by T. K. Bhaumik and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth WTO Ministerial in Doha (Qatar) had an ambitious negotiating mandate in a Work Programme that was launched on 14 September 2001, to be completed by 2005. However, ever since its launch, the Doha Development Agenda, as the Work Programme has come to be called, has been facing rough weather. Missed deadlines have been the main stumbling blocks in the way of negotiations and threaten to undermine the credibility of multilateral trade dialogues. The member countries of WTO have before them an unprecedented challenge. At test is their commitment to the cause of promoting fair trade; the commitments on the part of major trading nations, especially, will have to pass this crucial test if the Doha Round of negotiations is to succeed. The current state of negotiations, however, does not evoke much confidence about the Agenda meeting the deadline of 2005, when all the agreements must be complete and formalized as a single package. This volume is essentially an inquiry into the prospects of the much-debated Doha Round. It assembles, in one place, various points of view from different thinkers on the issues currently under negotiations, chiefly that of trade and development. Reputed experts in the field write on these and other related topics, addressing the primary concern behind the idea of this volume: Can we afford to let the Doha Round of trade talks fail?

Figuring Out the Doha Round

Figuring Out the Doha Round

Author: Gary Clyde Hufbauer

Publisher: Peterson Institute

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0881325600

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The Doha Round marked its eighth birthday in November 2009, making it the longest running multilateral trade negotiation in the postwar era. Doha participants continue to disagree about prospective liberalization of agriculture and manufactures and have barely begun to consider reductions in barriers to trade in services. Negotiators have missed every deadline to conclude the talks, leading some to question the viability of the entire venture. After nearly nine years of inconclusive meetings, the trade talks are at a tipping point: A global trade deal is still possible with renewed political commitment to trade reform, but continued drift could result in the first outright failure of a multilateral trade round in the postwar era. This policy analysis shows that the Doha Round can still be successfully concluded with a concerted push by the major trading nations. Contrary to the Doha doomsayers, the potential gains from proposals now on the table are significant, albeit not sufficient to close a deal. The authors estimate the trade gains and GDP gains from a prospective Doha deal that "tops up" existing commitments to liberalize agriculture, manufactures, and services. They also suggest what each of the major trading nations needs to do to ensure the successful completion of a Doha package that is both ambitious and balanced between the interests of developed and developing countries.


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Download or read book Figuring Out the Doha Round written by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and published by Peterson Institute. This book was released on 2010 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doha Round marked its eighth birthday in November 2009, making it the longest running multilateral trade negotiation in the postwar era. Doha participants continue to disagree about prospective liberalization of agriculture and manufactures and have barely begun to consider reductions in barriers to trade in services. Negotiators have missed every deadline to conclude the talks, leading some to question the viability of the entire venture. After nearly nine years of inconclusive meetings, the trade talks are at a tipping point: A global trade deal is still possible with renewed political commitment to trade reform, but continued drift could result in the first outright failure of a multilateral trade round in the postwar era. This policy analysis shows that the Doha Round can still be successfully concluded with a concerted push by the major trading nations. Contrary to the Doha doomsayers, the potential gains from proposals now on the table are significant, albeit not sufficient to close a deal. The authors estimate the trade gains and GDP gains from a prospective Doha deal that "tops up" existing commitments to liberalize agriculture, manufactures, and services. They also suggest what each of the major trading nations needs to do to ensure the successful completion of a Doha package that is both ambitious and balanced between the interests of developed and developing countries.

The WTO Hong Kong Ministerial and the Doha Development Agenda

The WTO Hong Kong Ministerial and the Doha Development Agenda

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: International Development Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2006-04-27

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780215028525

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The Doha Development Agenda placed the needs and interests of developing countries at the heart of the current round of world trade talks by seeking to redress existing imbalances in the multilateral trading system which work against their interests. The Committee's report focuses on the process and outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial meeting, and makes policy recommendations to the UK Government and the European Commission about how to best ensure that the Doha Round can achieve a positive and ambitious outcome for the developing countries and to contribute most to poverty reduction.


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Download or read book The WTO Hong Kong Ministerial and the Doha Development Agenda written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: International Development Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doha Development Agenda placed the needs and interests of developing countries at the heart of the current round of world trade talks by seeking to redress existing imbalances in the multilateral trading system which work against their interests. The Committee's report focuses on the process and outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial meeting, and makes policy recommendations to the UK Government and the European Commission about how to best ensure that the Doha Round can achieve a positive and ambitious outcome for the developing countries and to contribute most to poverty reduction.

The internal and external reasons for the failure of the Doha-Round and the role of the industrial and developing countries

The internal and external reasons for the failure of the Doha-Round and the role of the industrial and developing countries

Author: Rinke Kloppe

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2009-12-09

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 3640489977

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Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 2,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, course: The external commercial policies of the European Union, language: English, abstract: During the fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar, from November 9th to 14th 2001, the new round of multilateral trade talks became known as the Doha Round. Against the background of the terrorist attacks in the USA that had happened two months before in September, a strong message of stability and prosperity to the economical development and the wish for a greater political cohesion were communicated and were seen to become resolved in multilateral trade negotiations. The principle aim of this ministerial-level meeting was to lower trade barriers globally, which allows countries to increase trade worldwide by a more efficient exchange of goods among countries and to establish a more stable and certain foundation for today’s dynamic global marketplace in order to avoid a repetition of terrorist attacks. However, the Doha Round failed and even following ministerial conferences and meetings that took place in Cancún, Mexico (2003), Hong Kong (2005), and Geneva, Switzerland (2004, 2006, 2008) did not lead to a satisfying result. In the following chapters, the internal, thus the relationship between developing and industrialized countries with focus on the EU and the leading developing countries Brazil, India and China - which are developing to the leading economic powers in the world at the moment - and external, thus especially the upcoming trend towards bilateralism and regionalism, reasons for the collapse of the multilateral trade round will be discussed. The question is whether the Doha Round, thus multilateral trade talks, still has a chance – coupled with the WTO – in a growing regionalized world and what can be done to find a consensus in the world trade system. The focus of the paper lies on the conditions, the framework and the results of the rounds and the development in perspective, but does not cover the content of the agreements.


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Download or read book The internal and external reasons for the failure of the Doha-Round and the role of the industrial and developing countries written by Rinke Kloppe and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 2,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, course: The external commercial policies of the European Union, language: English, abstract: During the fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar, from November 9th to 14th 2001, the new round of multilateral trade talks became known as the Doha Round. Against the background of the terrorist attacks in the USA that had happened two months before in September, a strong message of stability and prosperity to the economical development and the wish for a greater political cohesion were communicated and were seen to become resolved in multilateral trade negotiations. The principle aim of this ministerial-level meeting was to lower trade barriers globally, which allows countries to increase trade worldwide by a more efficient exchange of goods among countries and to establish a more stable and certain foundation for today’s dynamic global marketplace in order to avoid a repetition of terrorist attacks. However, the Doha Round failed and even following ministerial conferences and meetings that took place in Cancún, Mexico (2003), Hong Kong (2005), and Geneva, Switzerland (2004, 2006, 2008) did not lead to a satisfying result. In the following chapters, the internal, thus the relationship between developing and industrialized countries with focus on the EU and the leading developing countries Brazil, India and China - which are developing to the leading economic powers in the world at the moment - and external, thus especially the upcoming trend towards bilateralism and regionalism, reasons for the collapse of the multilateral trade round will be discussed. The question is whether the Doha Round, thus multilateral trade talks, still has a chance – coupled with the WTO – in a growing regionalized world and what can be done to find a consensus in the world trade system. The focus of the paper lies on the conditions, the framework and the results of the rounds and the development in perspective, but does not cover the content of the agreements.