Implementation of Urugauy Round Commitments: The Development Challenge

ownership' of the reforms to which WTO membership obligates them.From their perspective, the implementation exercise has been imposed in an imperial way, with little concern for what it will cost, how it will be done, or if it will support their development efforts.Thus the developing countries have neither economic incentive nor political will to implement these obligations.Our analysis is based on World Bank project experience in customs reform, SPS, and intellectual property regulation.In each of these areas we reviewed Bank experience