THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THE WTO AGREEMENTS IN THE CURRENT AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
Keywords:
WTO, WTO agreements, special and differential treatment, globalization.Abstract
This article analyzes the history, necessity and purpose of special and differiantial management of WTO agreements. As well as, the need to improve these rules in the current globalized era is studied.
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