Market Access for LDCs under the Hong Kong Ministerial of the WTO : Outcomes for Bangladesh
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Islam, M Rafiqul and Khorseduzzaman, MD. (2006). Market Access for LDCs under the Hong Kong Ministerial of the WTO : Outcomes for Bangladesh. Journal of World Investment and Trade. 7(3), pp. 383-406. https://doi.org/10.1163/221190006X00234
Authors | Islam, M Rafiqul and Khorseduzzaman, MD |
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Abstract | Members of the World Trade Organization are unequal. Few of them are developed, whereas most of them are developing and least developed countries (LDCS). The original General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) introduced a system of progressive liberalization of tariff barriers to industrial goods on a non-discriminatory basis. Open competition and reciprocal tariff concessions were the juggernauts of a freer world trading market. The system was engineered for the expansion of world trade in industrial goods of developed countries, not necessarily in response to epistemological considerations of the world economy. Most of the developing countries and LDCS did This article examines the S&D provisions of the Hong Kong Ministerial in view of the specific commitments pledged for relieving the marginalized position of LDCS in |
Keywords | World Trade Organization; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; Bangladesh; liberalization; Hong Kong Ministerial; market access; Doha Development Agenda |
Year | 01 Jan 2006 |
Journal | Journal of World Investment and Trade |
Journal citation | 7 (3), pp. 383-406 |
Publisher | Brill Nijoff |
ISSN | 1660-7112 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/221190006X00234 |
Web address (URL) | https://brill.com/view/journals/jwit/7/3/article-p383_.xml?ebody=article%20details |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 383-406 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Jan 2006 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 14 May 2024 |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/906z9/market-access-for-ldcs-under-the-hong-kong-ministerial-of-the-wto-outcomes-for-bangladesh
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