Does the WTO (and other international economic organizations) serve the interests of the world’s poor states?
– If you think so, then how do agricultural subsidies fit into your argument?
– If you think not, then what could be done to make the WTO work better for poor countries?
– How should the World Trade Organization rules be rewritten so that the developing countries can more actively use tariffs and subsidies for industrial development?
500 words, use only sources given. No outside sources. In text citations only, no endnotes or footnotes.
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