Citation

Discussion Paper Details

Please find the details for DP9780 in an easy to copy and paste format below:

Full Details   |   Bibliographic Reference

Full Details

Title: The Doha Round Impasse: A Graphical Account

Author(s): Simon J Evenett

Publication Date: December 2013

Keyword(s): deadlock, Doha Round, impasse, two-level games and WTO

Programme Area(s): International Trade and Regional Economics

Abstract: Several factors potentially responsible for the failure to conclude the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations are analysed. A two-stage negotiation and ratification game between the ?North? (industrialised countries) and the ?South? (developing countries) is employed and collapses into a single diagram. The choice of negotiating agenda, principles, and currency of the Doha Round interact with domestic political factors in leading WTO members, the fast growth of exports prior to 2007, and pervasive unilateral trade reform to eliminate the ?landing zone? for this particular multilateral negotiation. Recent emphasis on differences between developing countries and on Chinese WTO accession as independent causes of the impasse seems misplaced.

For full details and related downloads, please visit: https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=9780

Bibliographic Reference

Evenett, S. 2013. 'The Doha Round Impasse: A Graphical Account'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=9780