Greg Anderson (Department of Political Sciences, University of Alberta) Linda Reif (Faculty of Law, University of Alberta) Michele Veeman (Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta) Rolf Mirus (School of Business, University of Alberta)
Abstract
This Information Bulletin provides an Alberta perspective and assessment of the results and prospects of the current Doha Development Round of the WTO in the wake of the December 2005 Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong. The outcomes at Doha were modest but worthy of attention since Alberta’s economy depends so much upon international trade. Anderson concludes that the strong emphasis on agriculture and development distracted from possible progress on reducing other tariffs; and domestic politics, and the relationship between the US and EU meant progress was hard to come by. Veeman looks at the agricultural negotiations and contends that achievements were modest and the goal of phasing out agricultural subsidies by 2013 is less than ambitious. Reif, in analyzing the legal implications of the Ministerial Conference, concluded that substantial legislative changes to the WTO agreements will be required and much remains to be negotiated. The Mirus paper examines the implications for non-agricultural market access (NAMA) and trade in services. He finds that the Hong Kong negotiations brought no concrete results on services and, that in Alberta, progress on NAMA will primarily affect processed raw materials.
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Paper provided by Western Centre for Economic Research in its series Information Bulletins with number
1089.
Length: 29 pages Date of creation: Mar 2006 Date of revision:
Mar 2006 Publication status: Published by Western Centre for Economic Research, Information Bulletin Series, #89. Handle: RePEc:alb:series:1089
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