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050	0	0	_aPamphlet HC417. _bG488 2006
245	0	0	_aGetting the fundamentals right : _bthe early stages of Afghanistan’s WTO accession process / _cOxfam International.
260			_a[Place of publication not identified] : _bOxfam International, _c2006.
300			_a37 pages ; _c27 cm.
490	0		_a(Oxfam briefing paper)
500			_aCover title. “September 2006”. “Oxfam International”—cover page. “Make Trade Fair”—cover page. “Afghanistan should be in no rush to join the World Trade Organisation. Careful planning and negotiation is the only way to avoid onerous commitments forced on other very poor countries and to make the best of the potential benefits that membership of the multilateral system can offer. In the context of the country’s severe poverty, massive reconstruction effort and its ongoing security concerns, all parties involved in the process should promote an appropriate, pro-development accession package for Afghanistan, in line with its least developed country (LDC) status”—cover page.
520			_aSummary: “Afghanistan has recently embarked on the process of joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO). While increased trade can help lift countries out of poverty, the experience of countries at similar levels of development to Afghanistan’s which have joined the WTO suggests that, unless great care is exercised, the terms of that membership may actually increase hardship. This paper seeks to identify how Afghanistan can give itself the best possible chance of achieving a WTO accession package that support…”—(page 1).
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650		0	_aEconomic assistance – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aSustainable development – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aNon-governmental organizations – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aEconomic development – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aRural development – Afghanistan.
651		0	_aAfghanistan – Economic policy.
651		0	_aAfghanistan – Economic conditions.
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