Can the Doha Development Agenda Deliver for Least-Developed Countries?

IFPRI

This 8-page brief argues that the benefits least-developed countries (LDCs) can draw from a multilateral trade reform as designed by the modalities made public in May 2008 are negligible, and claims that some countries will even face adverse effects. It urges World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators to make a supplementary effort in favor of the poorest countries.