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The WTO's Trade Policy Review Mechanism - From Through the Looking Glass by Laird, Sam

“…It is argued that the Trade Policy Review Mechanism of the WTO faces a number of challenges in carrying out the mandate set by Members, mainly arising from…”
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Economic Implications of WTO Negotiations on Non-agricultural Market Access by Laird, Sam

“…The economic implications of current WTO negotiations are likely to be far reaching. The World Bank and UNCTAD estimate annual global gains in agriculture and…”
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A Round By Any Other Name: The WTO Agenda After Doha by Laird, Sam

“…The WTO agenda decided at Doha in November 2001 has all the hallmarks of a new trade round, although the word ‘round’ has been carefully avoided. To the…”
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Export policy and the WTO by Laird, Sam

“…The WTO has increased international disciplines and sends more consistent signals than the GATT on export policy. Although there is still scope for the use of…”
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Regional Trade Agreements: Dangerous Liaisons? by Laird, Sam

“…There has been considerable growth in the number and complexity of regional trade agreements in recent years, and further agreements are being negotiated. A…”
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Regional trade agreements and the WTO by Crawford, Jo-Ann, Laird, Sam

“…The rapid growth in the number of regional trade agreements (RTAs) has led to concern about the weakening of the multilateral trading system. This paper looks…”
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WTO Non-agricultural Market Acess (NAMA) Negociations by Milner, Chris, Legrain, Philippe, Laird, Sam, Fisher, Bob, Messerlin, Patrick A, Collier, Paul

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Dolphins, Turtles, Mad Cows and Butterflies - A Look at the Multilateral Trading System in the 21st Century by Laird, Sam

“…The WTO proposals to launch the Millennium Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations failed in Seattle in late 1999. This paper tries to identify the main…”
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Regional trade agreements and the WTO1 by Crawford, Jo-Ann, Laird, Sam

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The Uruguay Round agreements: Impact on developing countries by Safadi, Raed, Laird, Sam

“…Implementation of the results of Uruguay Round will bring about significant increases in trade, investment, income and welfare for developing countries. This…”
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Trick or Treat? Development Opportunities and Challenges in the WTO Negotiations on Industrial Tariffs by De Córdoba, Santiago Fernandez, Laird, Sam, Vanzetti, David

“…Negotiations on industrial tariffs in the current WTO work programme have turned out to be surprisingly difficult. On the one hand, developing countries,…”
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Policy symposium: WTO, Doha and developing countries by Gunter, Bernhard G, Combes, Jean-Louis, Guillaumont, Patrick, Laird, Sam, Morrissey, Oliver, Matthews, Alan, Page, Sheila, Hewitt, Adrian

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Trade Policies and the Highly Indebted Countreis by Laird, Sam, Julio Nogués

“…In the early 1980s, faced with a mounting debt crisis, most highly indebted developing countries increased trade barriers to save foreign exchange-but in the…”
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Towards the Millennium Round: views from Europe by Tharakan, P.K.M., Tangermann, Stefan, Laird, Sam, Thisse, Jacques-François, Ypersele, Tanguy Van, Steinherr, Alfred, Perée, Eric, Meiklejohn, Roderick, Messerlin, Patrick A

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Global trade policy 1999 by Lloyd, Peter, Milner, Chris, Krueger, Anne O, Rajapatirana, Sarath, Laird, Sam, Schott, Jeffrey J, Hufbauer, Gary C, Salazar-Xirinachs, José M, Araujo, Jr., José Tavares de, Panagariya, Arvind, Tharakan, P.K.M., Langhammer, Rolf J, Lücke, Matthias, Hoekman, Bernard, Holmes, Peter, Martin, Stephen

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Trade Policies and the Highly Indebted Countries by Laird, Sam, Nogués, Julio

“…In the early 1980s, faced with a mounting debt crisis, most highly indebted developing countries increased trade barriers to save foreign exchange—but in the…”
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Trends in nontariff barriers of developed countries, 1966—1986 by Laird, Sam, Yeats, Alexander

“…Based on data from the UNCTAD Database on Trade Measures…”
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Hungary's export prospects in the EC market by Tovias, Alfred, Laird, Sam

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The GSP, policy options and the new round by Karsenty, Guy, Laird, Sam

“…Direct trade effects of the generalized system of preferences on recipient countries; effects of a potential reduction of preferential margins under the round…”
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The World Trade Organization Millennium Round - Freer Trade in the Twenty-first Century by Laird, Sam

“…The World Trade Organization Millennium Round - Freer Trade in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Klaus Gunter Deutsch and Bernard Speyer, is reviewed…”
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