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Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 03:00
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Development [2]
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128 [3]
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Forget the spin you have been reading about the "failure" of the World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun, says this commentary from Foreign Policy in Focus. It was one of the most successful international meetings in years because it redefined how trade can benefit the poor and how the developing world can be real players in these negotiations. In fact, if policymakers and global trade negotiators were paying attention, Cancun could lead to trade talks that actually bring about fair trad...read more [4]

Forget the spin you have been reading about the "failure" of the World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun, says this commentary from Foreign Policy in Focus. It was one of the most successful international meetings in years because it redefined how trade can benefit the poor and how the developing world can be real players in these negotiations. In fact, if policymakers and global trade negotiators were paying attention, Cancun could lead to trade talks that actually bring about fair trade, and the benefits to both the developing and the developed world that have long been promised.

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Global South [5]
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