Anatomy of the case of Arab countries and WTO

The article proceeds to discuss in section I representation of Arab countries in the multilateral trading system. Section II examines accession of Arab countries to the WTO and some of the obstacles they face in their accessions. Section III discusses the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Qatar in 2001. Section IV studies participation of Arab countries in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. Section V analyzes the impact of the multilateral trading system on Arab countries in selected sectors such as agriculture and oil. Section VI uncovers the opposing positions of Arab officials and civil societies in Arab countries toward globalization and the multilateral trading system