Emerging Trade Issues for Small Developing Countries: Scrutinising the Horizon
Synopsis
The world economy has undergone tremendous change during the past decade, with a range of emerging issues influencing global trade and coming to the fore in discussions among policy-makers and trade negotiators.
Whether these issues will or should be addressed within the multilateral context as part of a trade agenda is still being debated, but inevitably countries need to engage with these policy issues and the implications for their economies. In light of this changing international landscape, small developing countries need special support to effectively participate in the ongoing discussions on emerging issues in the various international bodies, including the WTO.
This publication seeks to inform and help Commonwealth small developing countries adapt to emerging issues such as climate change, e-commerce, the implementation agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the new role of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and GVCs within global trade. Finally, it also addresses the systemic issues that impact on the participation of these countries in the multilateral trading system and approaches to advance the WTO negotiations.
Chapters
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Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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Contributors
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Emerging Trade Issues for Small and Least Developed Countries – Scrutinising the Horizon
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Post-Nairobi: Perspectives on Potential New Issues in the World Trade Organization
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The Imperatives of More Effectively Leveraging Trade and Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals in Small States
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Effectively Influencing Value Chain Governance and Implementing SDG 14: ‘Life Below Water'
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Trade Sustainability: Trade, Climate and Biodiversity Policy and Finance Inter-linkages
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E-Commerce Development: Policy Considerations for Small Developing Countries
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Post-Brexit Trade with Small Developing Countries: Making it Development-Friendly
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The Emergence of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Enhancing their Role in International Trade
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The World Trade Organization Post-Nairobi: New Approaches and Architecture
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