Popular posts this week
- Today’s voter suppression in the South can trace a line back to the Jim Crow laws and lynchings of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Women who argue in front of the US Supreme Court win just as often as men – but it’s harder for them to get there.
- Undocumented and unaccompanied Latino youth who are exposed to violence are more likely to turn to crime to overcome disadvantage.
- Book Review: Slowdown: The End of the Great Acceleration – And Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy and Our Lives by Danny Dorling
Does special treatment in trade benefit developing countries?
Does special treatment in trade benefit developing countries?
The theoretical foundation is shaky and the empirical evidence is inconclusive, writes Emanuel Ornelas.
At the launch of the Doha Round, ministers of the World Trade Organization (WTO) stated that a central goal of the negotiations was “to improve the trading prospects [and to] ensure that developing countries […] secure a share in the growth of world trade commensurate with […]