Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Summary of Report (Vietnamese Language Version)

As Vietnam begins its tenth and possibly final year of accession negotiations, some WTO members are determined to use their power to prise open Vietnam’s markets, even for their dumped agricultural surpluses. This low-income country is being forced to make ‘WTO-plus’ commitments (that go beyond the demands made of existing WTO members) as the price for WTO membership. This threatens Vietnam’s success in poverty reduction. Rich countries should look beyond their own short-term commercial interests and allow Vietnam to accede on pro-development terms.