Tag: WTO
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WTO’s response to the Trade-Environment Nexus
By Aakanksha Mishra, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. The World Trade Organization was fashioned by the international order to promote free trade: to remove barriers between countries, to allow them to concentrate on products with a comparative advantage, leading to maximum international productivity. This, however, often challenges rules protecting the environment. Even though the WTO has shown…
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Protectionism instead of Facilitation, Indian Stand at WTO: How far justified?
By Sudipta Bhowmik, KIIT School Of Law, Bhubaneswar. Behind the extremely technical debate within the WTO, what is at stake above all are models of agricultural development.[1] -Dr. Bruno Losch “Trade can be a powerful force for growth and poverty reduction. Countries that have increased the share of trade in their GDP have grown faster and reduced…