Course Description

The multilateral trade liberalization and the export-led growth strategies adopted by several developing countries as part of economic reform programmes need market access to developed countries’ markets both in agricultural and non-agricultural goods in order to succeed. Furthermore, export diversification into manufactures cannot succeed without access to developed country markets. Governments of both developed and developing countries through their normal trade policies either related to revenue generating, protectionism or safety concerns, create ‘barriers’ to trade. These policies also affect the terms of trade of the commodities traded by developing countries.

This course identifies the barriers — tariff and non-tariff — to global trade, examine NAMA and the various ways in which it tries to address these issues, the Doha Development agenda, and the July 2004 Package.

Course Objectives

• Enhanced knowledge of the basic principles of the WTO;
• Enhanced knowledge of the WTO disciplines regarding non-agricultural market access (NAMA)