MULTILATERAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO

FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

RESEARCH PRESENTATION

ON

MULTILATERAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

BY

UNDERGRADUATE FINAL YEAR STUDENTS, 2015

SUPERVISED BY

MUAZU MUHAMMAD YUSIF

DECEMBER, 2015

Introduction

Let me say it again as in the 2014 report, that social sciences research is a social critism.  Here is a presentation of Undergraduate Research Reports 2015 which are critical examination and assessment of the selected concepts guided by the following methodological lines:-

1.      Reformulation and critisms of the existing literature on the concepts of the researches to explain the objectives of the researches.

2.      Second, is collection of available statistical data to make explanation of relationships between the concepts selected for social investigation

In this academic session (2014/2015), about eighteen students have worked in a single area, with varied topics.  This area is “Multilateral Trade and Development in Developing Countries”.  Another student worked outside the general area and submitted his work on “Social Media and 2015 elections in Nigeria”.

Seven of these students including the one on social media and 2015 elections in Nigeria presented papers on their work in a Workshop organised by WTO Mock Summit and Research Group for discussion.  These papers are judged to be publishable and are going to be published.  These are:-

1.      Johnson Isaac Wisdom

2.      Abdul-Muthalib A. Lawan

3.      Muhammad Dahiru Musa

4.      Ahmed Lirwan Khalifa

5.      Usman Ahmed Sani

6.      Achin Simon Aoudongu

7.      John Dominic Sunday

Multilateral trade and development is examined from different topical perspective, such as Agricultural Trade and Regionalism with implications of these on individual countries and the developing world in general.

A more focus attention is given to the challenges faced by the developing counties and their future prospects in WTO Regime of trade.  There is an insightful contribution on the emerging powers, Emerging New Economic Order through the Multilateral trading system.  Again as it is dictated by power relations in the global system “The Role of G7 Countries also came into focus”.

Still, against the sceptics who would doubt a study on Multilateral Trade and Development in Political Science.  I have addressed thus problem in the 2014 Report and the general principles apply to this too.

S/N	Name and Reg. Number	Title of Project	Brief on the Project	Grade
1.	Johnson Isaac Wisdom – SMS/11/Pol/01450	WTO, Global Trade and Development: The Experience of Developing Countries: A Case Study of Nigeria.	An attempt to explore the relation of trade and development.  The work portrays the positive and negative impact of global trade on the economy of Nigeria and concluded that Nigeria has not benefited particularly from WTO’s regime of global trade relations.
2.	Abdul-Muthalib A. Lawal – SMS/11/Pol/01513	The Emerging New Economic Order: Multilateral Trade Perspective.	A lucid analysis of the rise of emerging powers and the threat they posed to dominance of traditional actors in MTS.
3.	Muhammed Dahiru Musa – SMS/11/Pol/01413	The Future of Developing Countries in the Multilateral Trading System: Prospects and Challenges.	An assessment of the benefits by the developing countries in MTS and the challenges for their future in the system.
4.	Ahmed Lirwan Khalifa – SMS/11/Pol/01386	Multilateral Trading System And Development: Context and Challenges.	How the Implementation of Uruguay Round Agreement undermines the development of developing countries.
5.	Muhammed Kabir Muhammad – SMS/11/Pol/01472	The Current Global Trading System: Focus on Agriculture.	Makes findings and analysis of protectionist measures by developed countries on agricultural products from the developing world.
6.	Sanusi Isah – SMS/11/Pol/01442	Agricultural Trade Under WTO Regime.	The WTO Regime allows trade policies by the developed countries which resulted in distorting liberalisation especially of Agricultural Products from developing countries.
7.	Muhammad Umar Faruk – SMS/11/Pol/01384	The Impact of WTO Textiles Agreement on Developing Countries.	Global Textiles Trade needs to be more liberalised in line with WTO principles as it now suffers restrictions.
8.	Usman Ahmed Sani – SMS/11/Pol/01387	The Role of G7 Countries in Global MTS.	G7 Countries play a vital role in trade negotiations.
9.	Mubarak Suleiman Jami’u – SMS/11/Pol/01446	Preferential Trading System in the WTO Regime.	PTA has grown rapidly in recent years.  The work shows a large coverage of global trade through PTAS.
10.	Nasiru Aminu Saidu – SMS/11/Pol/01490	The Impact of Regional Trading System on Globalisation.	Given the current economic and political situation, it is likely regionalism will continue to grow and that this is bound to have detrimental impact on the WTO regime.
11.	Ameen Taofiq – SMS/11/Pol/01515	Unequal Trade Exchange in the MTS.	Due to the power imbalances between developed and developing countries and lack of democracy within the WTO the rich countries have imposed unfair trade rules and practices.
12.	Nalela Ibrahim Muhammad – SMS/12/Pol/01399	Developing Countries in the WTO MTS.	Liberalisation of trade has unleashed forces that are transforming the world economy.  This has intensified competition which narrows the opportunities of the developing countries.
13.	Aliyu Ibrahim Muhammad – SMS/12/Pol/00222	SDT: What Future for Developing Countries in the MTS.	SDT is to help developing countries increase their space for development through trade.  But the implementation do not meet the needs of the said countries.  For future, there is need of positive review.
14.	Achin Simon Aondongu – SMS/11/Pol/01377	The Impact of Regional Economic Integration on MTS: An Insight into the Activities of the European Union.	The study assesses the future of the world trading system in the face of diminishing of the current MTS and the proliferation of the regional trade agreements.
15.	Jibril Abdulkadir Waya – SMS/11/Pol/01379	Impact of Uruguay Round on Developing Countries: Agricultural Trade Perspective.	The provisions of AoA bring about imbalances between developed and developing natives which aided at favouring developmental nations.
16.	John Dominic Sunday – SMS/11/Pol/01449	Social Media, Electioneering and Sustenance of Democracy in Nigeria: A SWOT Analysis of 2015 General Elections.	A Critical Analysis of Social Media on 2015 General Elections in Nigeria.
17.	Abba Rabiu Yayo – SMS/11/Pol/01487	The WTO Agreement on Agriculture and Emerging Problem of Food Insecurity in the Developing Countries.	An Analysis of how lack of domestic support by governments in the developing countries undermines food production.
18.	Hafizu Musa Mohammed – SMS/11/Pol/01470	Trade Liberalisation and Sustainable Development Under WTO Regime.	The work is an attempt to show whether trade liberalisation practices and WTO regime bring about sustainable development.
19.	Muhammad Hussaini Mahmud – SMS/11/Pol/01471	The work is an attempt to show whether trade liberalisation practices an

Muazu M. Yusif

Senior Lecturer