By Sylvia Ostry and Thomas Kwasi Tieku
From The Centre for International Studies
Abstract: Multilateral trade policy-making has become more complex since the Uruguay Round. Both the range of issues under consideration and the number of active players have increased. The new players have demonstrated in recent talks that they have the capacity to shape outcomes. Among the new actors to have increased their profile in recent times are sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, who had been bystanders under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade system.
Trade Advocacy Groups and Multilateral Trade Policy-Making of African States