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13/11/2015 07:06 GMT

13/11/2015 07:06 GMT: Global Trade: the New Imperialism?

Global Trade: the New Imperialism?

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Will new global trade deals bring prosperity or poverty?

Does increased global trade offer the best chance to eradicate poverty? Or is the game fundamentally rigged against the developing world?

In December, the World Trade Organisation will hold major talks in Nairobi, Kenya – the first time ever one of its high-level summits has been in Africa. Global trade has brought enormous economic benefits, but has the WTO failed in its prime directive to “eradicate extreme poverty and hunger” through more equitable trading relationships? Is the world trade regime fair, or is the game fundamentally rigged against developing countries? 

And as the major powers increasingly turn to regional agreements like the recent Trans-Pacific Partnership, does the WTO even matter anymore?

Join Owen Bennett-Jones and his panel of experts, including a former director general of the WTO, as they discuss the future of global trade, and whether developing countries can ever reap the benefits.

(picture credit: Getty images)

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