Issues in International Political Economy: U.S.-Latin American Attitudes
The WTO's Uncertain Future: January 2006, Number 73
January 14, 2006
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is made up of three major groups of nations: the developed industrial, or post-industrial, countries; the emerging countries that are important traders; and the developing countries, including the least developed among them. There is some overlap, but this tripartite division is useful in understanding what happened at the Hong Kong ministerial meeting in December; and it is even more valuable in assessing the future dynamism of the WTO.