Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Mordechai E. Kreinin of Michigan State University reviews “The Evolving Global Trade Architecture” by Dilip K. Das,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Examines the evolution of the multilateral trade regime in the ever-changing global economic environment, particularly during the World Trade Organization era and the ongoing Doha Round. Discusses development, developing economies, and the multilateral trade regime; necessity for a development round; special treatment and policy space for the developing economies in the multilateral trade regime; the Fifth Ministerial Conference--the wheels come off at Cancun; the entrance of the developing economies--transforming the landscape of the multilateral trade regime; the Sixth Ministerial Conference--the lean Hong Kong harvest; and the Doha Round--a disenchanting evolutionary process. Das is a scholar, writer, and consultant to supranational organizations. Bibliography; index.”