Global Economic Prospects 2004: Realizing the Development Promise of the Doha Agenda

Издательство: World Bank Office of the Publisher

The Doha Development Agenda of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO opened many contentious and important questions. Global Economic Prospects 2004 analyzes the most critical multilateral trade issues and suggests policy options that would raise living standards in developing countries and reduce global poverty. The fourteenth annual edition of Global Economic Prospects: * explores the short-, medium-, and long-term outlook for the global economy, including driving forces, commodity prices, and capital flows, and their implications for major regions * reviews recent trends in exports from developing countries, trade barriers that work to the disadvantage of poor people, and policies to reduce protection and other inequities in the world trading system * examines trade in agriculture--the most important and politically contentious sector for global poverty reduction--including key lessons from development experience, possible changes to the current system of...