III/09 Trade and Development

This course will address the key policy linkage between trade and development. It will begin by exploring the key legal and economic issues arising from the enlarged role and voice of developing countries in trade governance. From there it will explore linkages between trade, growth and development, address issues of distributive fairness in trade rule-making, and highlight some of the concerns that developing countries have with the special and differential provisions in the WTO and the current status of the work programme in this regard.  The negotiating priorities of developing countries in the WTO system and at the PTA level will be touched upon. The issue of aid for trade and its operational pursuit will also be taken up and its linkage with market access opportunities explained.

We welcome interested individuals as weekly students in this course. As a weekly student you do not need any knowledge of the field to participate. The price of signing up to this course as a weekly student is CHF 1'500.

In order to participate in this course, join our MILE Programme or sign up as a weekly student. Contact us if you require more information and we will gladly be of assistance.