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Jordan And The World Trading System: A Case Study For Arab Countries, Bashar Hikmet Malkawi
Jordan And The World Trading System: A Case Study For Arab Countries, Bashar Hikmet Malkawi
SJD Dissertation Abstracts
Arab countries are attempting to broaden their engagement in the multilateral trading system in a manner that has many implications. Not only have some Arab countries either acceded or are in the pipeline of acceding to the World Trade Organization (WTO), but their new commitments coincides with reorientations in their economic strategies. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the implications on Arab countries.
Given Jordan's accession to the WTO and its free trade agreement with the United States (U.S.), the country serves as an ideal candidate for other Arab countries. Jordan applied for WTO membership in 1994. After …