Special-structure Countries

Special-structure countries in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, special-structure countries is: a name for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa in the Kennedy Round of multilateral trade negotiations. The four claimed, and were accorded, a different status in the linear tariff cut negotiations on the basis that their industries had not developed to the point where they would be able to compete with low-tariff imports of manufactures, and that the linear approach would not reduce protection for agriculture in their main export markets. The entries on trade policy are here. In the event, they followed largely the item-by-item approach in the tariff negotiations.[1]

Special-structure countriesin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Special-structure countries” entry (OAS)

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