History and Background of Doha Round

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A lot of progress has been made in the Doha Round discussions, particularly in the area of agriculture, where the United States has been forced to pay for distorting their domestic subsidies, and developing farm importing countries have had to provide more market access. While these policy incentives bring about some change, they are not sufficient to coalesce other political entities to implement these policy initiatives. The economic climate and political gridlock, along with the absence of political strives between WTO members, provides to be a constraint for the Doha Round. The different political ideologies serve as the main culprit for why negotiations have not move forward. In this essay, we will explain the history and background of Doha Round, analyze the Doha Round policies, composition, and how they have failed for developing nations, and policy considerations and recommendations for future reforms. Under the auspices of the WTO, the Doha round was established as a development agenda with a broader interest in negotiation agriculture and services, arising from the implem...

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