The WTO and Developing Countries

Introduction PART I: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES The GATT, The Doha Round and Developing Countries; N.Grimwade Trade Liberalization, Poverty and the WTO: Assessing the Realities; J.Hilary Trade Liberalization and Poverty: Two Partial Empirical Studies; L.A.Winters PART II: TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Implementing the Sui Generis Option in the TRIPs Agreement; a Framework for Analysis; D.Rangnekar An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Plant Variety Protection on Innovation and Transferability; C.S.Srinivasan, B.Shankar & C.Thirtle The TRIPs Agreement and Access to Medicines: an NGO Perspective; R.Mayne The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and Consumer Welfare: Prospects Under the TRIPs Regime; H.Katrak TRIPs Compliance in Developing Countries: the Impact on China's Trademark System; D.Yang & M.Sonmez PART III: THE WTO AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' TRADE Constraints to Export Development in the Developing Countries; C.Milner From Rags to Riches? China, the WTO and World Trade in Textiles and Clothing; R.Strange & J.Newton FARMGATE: The Developmental Impact of Agricultural Subsidies; T.Rice PART IV: WTO, COMPETITION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT Competition Policy and the WTO; V.Balasubramanyam & C.Elliott Putting the Doha Principles into Practice: The Role of Sustainability Impact Assessment; C.George & C.Kirkpatrick Index