The WTO operates as a democracy and it is said that democracies fail when the citizens ask for more than it can deliver. The Trump Administration goes to war with a majority of the WTO members at the next General Council meeting on 15 October. It will press its case that countries cannot concurrently claim the benefits of being a rich country (membership in the OECD and G20, plus World Bank high income status, and carry large trade surpluses), and proclaim a right to special and differential treatment (S&DT). Most WTO member countries claim developing country status and they support the approximately 30 countries wanting to have their cake and eat it too. Developing countries say they need S&DT to “access and benefit fr...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.