Problems of developing countries with WTO:

Generally  the existence and operation of multilateral trade rules should be of advantage to  the  developing countries that are the weaker partners  in the system.  Arule based system  is  specially of advantage  to  those members that do not have much economic, strategic and political clout. Multilateral rules are meant to provide an umbrella of collective security.

But  the experiences of the developing countries in the multilateral trading system have not been altogether happy. Though they derive some benefits from the system,  their general feeling is that the system has been used by the major developed countries  to derive benefits for themselves, often at the cost of  the developing countries. Partly this plight of  the developing countries is because of the pressures from the developed countries driven by their short term self- interest, but to some extent it is also because of the action and inaction of the developing countries themselves. It is important for the developing countries to analyse these problems  so that they can use  their strength and maximise their benefits in the system.