Acceding to the WTO from a Least-Developed Country Perspective: The Case of Ethiopia

by Markus Krajewski

Acceding to the World Trade Organization (WTO) entails enormous challenges for developing countries - in particular, the least-developed countries. The challenges include the effects of market opening and international competition on the local economy, as well as fundamental aspects of law and regulatory reform. This book addresses these challenges, from the perspective of Ethiopia, which has been negotiating its accession to the WTO since 2003. The topics addressed include the effects of WTO law on agriculture, intellectual property rights, financial market regulation, as well as regional integration in Africa. The book will appeal to all who are interested in the impact of world trade law on developing countries. ( Studies in International Economic Law €” Vol. 3)

258 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2011

About the author

Markus Krajewski is professor of media history at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He is the author of numerous articles and several books, including Paper Machines: About Cards and Catalogs, 1548–1929 and World Projects: Global Information Before World War I, which was awarded the 2007 Prize of the German Society for the History of Medicine, Science and Technology. He also works as a software developer and maintainer of his bibliography software Synapsen: A Hypertextual Card Index (www.synapsen.ch).