The XXI century shows the considerable gap between the rich and the poor and it is commonly admitted that it is due to globalisation. But, since its apparition we can see a lot of improvements in the richest countries but also in the developing countries. How does globalisation influence the market and the way of living of the people? Unfortunately, globalisation has also its limits; many organisations try to reduce the inequalities without any real success. But, can we be totally pessimistic and saying that globalisation can’t improve, or on t

Then, all summits end up being a failure. During the Uruguay Round, developing countries had expected to benefit significantly from increased access to markets of developed countries for products in which they had a comparative advantage. However, several years later, the developing countries are complaining because they have not received the expected benefits as the implementation of the commitments of the developed countries never materialized. They were supposed to get a special treatment from the developed countries, but again, they are frustrated because they have still not seen any benefits. The Agriculture Agreement continues to be too highly protected which disfavours the poor and the market access are not open to let developing countries export their goods. After the last summit in Cancun, where rich and poor countries disagreed because they had different agendas, lead the developing countries to form a new organisation: G22 whose leading countries are Brazil and India.

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