Accession to the World Trade Organization: Costs and Benefits

Authors

  • Otabek Imamov Uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31150/ajebm.v5i1.778

Keywords:

WTO, Twentieth century, ITO, GATT, Monitoring of rules implementation

Abstract

In this article, we explore the World Trade Organization: Costs and Benefits and the history of accession to the WTO

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Published

2022-01-21

How to Cite

Imamov, O. . (2022). Accession to the World Trade Organization: Costs and Benefits. American Journal of Economics and Business Management, 5(1), 67–72. https://doi.org/10.31150/ajebm.v5i1.778