Erschienen in:Goldman School of Public Policy Working Paper ; No. GSPP11-001
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1 Online-Ressource (32 p)
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Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.1783903
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments January 28, 2011 erstellt
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We first provide a brief critique of the utilitarian principle as a guide to fairness in the world trading system. We then turn to the alternative conception of fairness in terms of economic equity, exploring the meaning of its two components: equality of opportunity and distributive justice. We thereafter proceed to discuss the conditions of autonomy and reciprocity that have to be met in order to realize greater fairness in multilateral trade negotiations. Next, we comment on aspects of procedural justice that are necessary for the functioning of a fair trading system. Finally, we conclude with an overall assessment of the considerations of the fairness achieved in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations and implications for conclusion of the Doha Round