The Doha round got back on track in the summer of 2004. Where does it stand today? Has market access policy gained predominance over market regulation policy? Is the promotion of economic and social development becoming the “mainstream” of negotiations? What role does trade facilitation in developing countries play in this context? Is multilateral liberalisation compatible with the regional and bilateral opening of markets? Is further institutional reform of the WTO beyond the Doha agenda necessary? If so, what form could this take?
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*This article is based on a contribution made by the author to the International Policy Dialogue “Doha Development Round: Status and Prospects for Success” organised by the InWEnt gGmbH’s Development Policy Forum (Entwicklungspolitisches Forum, EF) in Berlin on 7/8 June 2005.
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Georg Koopmann*, Senior Economist, Department “World Economy”, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA), Germany. Doha Development Round Perspectives. Intereconomics 40, 235–240 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-005-0154-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-005-0154-3