'Friendly islands' in an unfriendly system: Examining the process of Tonga's WTO accession

Wallis, Joanne2015-12-131360-7456http://hdl.handle.net/1885/79606Tonga became the 151st member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in July 2007. This article considers the issues that Tonga faced during its WTO accession process, and the potential impact of the reforms it has made in compliance with the terms of itsKeywords: developing world; export; international trade; reform process; regulatory framework; World Trade Organization; Tonga Development; Tonga; World Trade Organization'Friendly islands' in an unfriendly system: Examining the process of Tonga's WTO accession201010.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01430.x2016-02-24