The Doha Round Impasse: A Graphical Account
Journal
The Review of International Organizations
ISSN
1559-7431
ISSN-Digital
1559-744X
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2014-06-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Several factors potentially responsible for the failure to conclude the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations are analyzed. A two-stage negotiation and ratification game between the "North" (industrialized countries) and the "South" (developing countries) is employed and collapses into a single diagram. The choice of negotiating agenda, principles, and currency of the Doha Round interact with domestic political factors in leading WTO members, the fast growth of exports prior to 2007, and pervasive unilateral trade reform to eliminate the "landing zone" for this particular multilateral negotiation. Recent emphasis on differences between developing countries and on Chinese WTO accession as independent causes of the impasse seems misplaced.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Boston
Volume
9
Number
2
Start page
143
End page
162
Pages
20
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
234980