ABSTRACT
A global trading system based on a negotiating framework cannot deliver fair outcomes unless its members have the capacity to both negotiate international trade agreements and extract benefits from them that are in their interest. None of the reforms proposed in this book will bring the hoped-for results unless developing countries gain the capacity to use the reforms effectively in achieving their development goals. Strengthening the capacities of developing countries, especially the least developed countries, is therefore a crucial part of a human development–oriented multilateral trading regime.
