L'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce, et l'Afrique. Les leçons de Cancun

Jacques Fontanel ()
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Jacques Fontanel: CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble

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Abstract: The 5th WTO conference in Cancun ended in failure. The African countries played an important role in demanding that the specific problems of developing countries be better taken into account, particularly with regard to agriculture. Initially, the aim was to obtain a reduction in customs duties in the area of food and clothing decided by the developed countries. The 49 LDCs (Least Developed Countries) have from the outset supported their preference for "no deal rather than a bad deal". Although Africa's room for maneuver is relatively small in a highly globalized economic system, the aim was also to develop new African strategies for future trade negotiations. The balance of power in the economic sphere is thus revealed and the fight against poverty in the least developed countries also involves diplomatic relations in the framework of international economic organizations.

Keywords: WTO; Africa; Cancun; developing countries; world agricultural trade; OMC; Afrique; pays en développement; échanges agricoles mondiaux (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-05-17
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Published in Les Leçons de Cancun, May 2004, Tripoli, Libye

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