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Oct 28, 2009 11:49 EDT

Death-Defying Doha

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Just as the World Trade Organisation is organizing an intensive push to complete the Doha round trade talks, the atmosphere among negotiators is as pessimistic as it ever has been. 

 

“Gloom” and “frustration” are just two of the more printable words circulating at the WTO’s headquarters by Lake Geneva.

 

 

 

COMMENT

Jonathan: this is great, but you were welcome to have quoted my paper with its doubts on whether DOHA can ever succeed if WTO continues to follow the same approach as it has up to now. It has been published as a Policy Brief by ECIPE. Are you planning a part two?

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