The Briefing reviews the implications of the new World Trade Organisation (WTO), which replaces GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), for Africa's place in international trade. In particular, it is suggested that the WTO, and the new disputes procedure, are unlikely to improve Africa's relative position in the world capitalist system and may, in some important respects, even undermine it.
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