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Special and differential treatment in agricultural negotiations
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2003
Provisions for special and differential (S&D) treatment of developing countries has long been a contentious issue in trade negotiations.
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Extending special and differential treatment (SDT) in agriculture for developing countries
WTO Watch Trade Observatory, IATP, 2002
The argument put forward in this paper is that the instruments to give effect to special and differential treatment (SDT) are in a state of flux (because of changes in national and multilateral trade policy), but that the principles remain valid and justify the creation of new instruments.One prime candidate for new SDT, the paper argues, is the area of food security and with this in mind it e
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Bold development box proposals meet with stiff resistance (WTO Agreement on Agriculture)
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2002
Since the Seattle Ministerial developing countries have sought to introduce a ‘development box’ that would allow them more flexibility in implementing the Agreement on Agriculture.This article outlines the various proposals and responses and charts the progress of negotiations.Among proposals were provisions that:developing countries should be able to exempt staple crops important t