TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dowlah,C.A.F.
TI  - Backwaters of global prosperity: how forces of globalization and GATT/WTO trade regimes contribute to the marginalization of the world's poorest nations 
SN  - 027598043X (alk. paper)
AV  - HF2580.9.D68 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London .
PB  - Praeger
KW  - World Trade Organization
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)
KW  - Free trade
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Dependency on foreign countries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references  and index; Contents : The state of the LDCs: How marginalized are they in the contemporary world economy? -- Multilateral trade regimes under the GATT/WTO: how do they contribute to marginalization of the LDCs? -- Speacial and differencial treatment measure under the GATT/WTO:How advantageous are they for the development of the LDCs ? -- The GATT/WTO trade regimes: How has lackluster libreralization of the textiles and clothing sector restrained economic growth of the LDCs? -- The GATT/WTO trade regime: How lack of liberalization of the agricultural sector impedes growth of the LDCs -- The WTO and the LDCs: How conducive is the the WTO platform for safeguarding and promoting the interest of the LDCs ?
ER  -