JOINING WTO

Joining the W.T.O as a Development Strategy

Joining the W.T.O as a Development Strategy

Introduction

The World Trade Organization (W.T.O) is a central player in the process of contemporary globalization. Although its core function is to facilitate trade liberalization (the reduction or removal of tariffs and other trade practices that inhibit the free flow of goods and services) among its member states, the W.T.O also plays an important role in certain aspects of environmental governance. For example, the W.T.O is currently discussing how to liberalize trade in environmental goods and services and also plays an important role in adjudicating disputes relating to exemptions to trade rules for environmental protection purposes.

In this research study we will discuss the merits of joining the World Trade Organization as a development strategy for least developed country (Iraq). The study argues Iraq and its decision to join W.T.O builds strategist and new economic and trade policies requires reforms and structural changes in sectors of the economy and foreign trade regime. And requirements for joining to W.T.O export development able to access external markets in accordance with the conditions and requirements of competition and liberalization of international trade and on how to develop foreign trade of agricultural products that the researcher through agricultural marketing systems development alongside founding agricultural export development corporation is a joint Government-private sector (Drahos, 2003, pp.79).

It also requires training for exporters and importers and foreign trade of agricultural products and providing the appropriate infrastructure for the development of the relationship between the exporters and producers and the need to strengthen the competitive advantages of agricultural exports growth study warns of difficulty facing States outside the organization especially increased joining to W.T.O became economic and trade interaction with States of the Organization more difficult study indicates that agriculture in most files W.T.O agreements liberalizing international trade complicated due to the sensitivity of the components of agricultural market access file support Domestic export subsidies) and the lack of consensus among Member States on the application of the items on the liberalization of agricultural trade.

The study noted that Iraq's joining to W.T.O and apply conventions for agricultural sector negatively effects cost shift towards alternative policies such as subsidies and agricultural protection, leading to declining domestic production either for a few positive effects in the short term increases in accordance with a long-term after Iraq on agricultural biotechnology to benefit from access to foreign markets and adapt to global trends in agricultural policy. The study confirmed that Iraq benefits to be gained from liberalization of agricultural trade in the short term in the areas of services, investment and property rights.

Discussion

Iraq's joining to W.T.O will allow the Iraqi government to catch up with the global economy and the international community and establish a good environment for economic growth and development in the long term and the ability to predict the commercial as well as show for many of the rights and benefits and opportunities available, as follows: Confirm open ports in front of Iraqi exports to ...