This book critically analyses the World Trade Organizationâs approach to special and differential treatment (SDT) to argue that it is founded on seeking exemptions from WTO obligations instead of creating an enabling environment for developing countries to integrate fully into the multilateral trading system. Through six key sections: United States Proposal on Special and Differential Treatment Responses to United States Proposal The Evolution of Differential Treatment Failure of the Current Approach to Differential Treatment Complications Created by Chinaâs Emergence in the Global Economy An Alternative Approach to Differential Treatment this book explores how by adopting a new evidence-based case-by-case approach to SDT the development of the poorest countries can best be advanced while at the same time ensuring that advanced developing countries carry their weight in the organization. It will be of interest to scholars and students of international trade law and political science as well as trade practitioners such as lawyers diplomats and analysts. . Language: English