La ronda de Doha para el desarrollo ocho años después: de grandes propósitos a modestos acuerdos

Translated title of the contribution: The Doha round for development eight years after: from great proposals to modest agreements

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Abstract

This article explores how the World Trade Organization, WTO, has understoodits role in contributing to development and particularly in its role in the rightto development. This last is conceived as a mechanism which all countries butparticularly those in development and the least developed can participate ina fair and equitable way in the economic benefits of trade. In this sense whathas happened in the WTO is analyzed, having particular emphasis on theresults of the Doha Round (November 9-13, 2001, Doha, Qatar). The objectof the article is to demonstrate that, despite important and sensible themesbeing incorporated which will contribute to the equilibrium of commercialrelations among States, in the course of negotiations great objectives foundthemselves set aside in order to reach agreements of technically specificand limited agreements. Despite this the article defends a multilateral rolefor the WTO as an institution well suited for the advancement of a systemmanifesting equilibrium
Translated title of the contributionThe Doha round for development eight years after: from great proposals to modest agreements
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)213 - 258
Number of pages45
JournalInternational Law
Volume8
Issue number16
StatePublished - Jan 2010

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