SARA ENDENGELE MPELE
Volume: 14 Issue: 03, 2026
Abstract:
The prosperity of northern countries in general and western countries in particular, is caused by western trade policy. This is a fundamental system that brings wealth to a country or region, primarily due to the dominance of comparative advantages by economic power concentrated in technology, financial services, engineering and aerotnautics. These policies favor the importance of lowcost raw materials which allows them to capture the lion’s share of wealth along the value chain. There is diplomacy and multilatéral influence. The Western trading system dirives its strength from its ability to shape the rules of global trade (WTO, IMF, World Bank) by négotiating regional or bilateral free trade agreements. These latter aggreements are treaties imposed on developing countries. Trade policy contributes to growth and the fight against poverty. Thus, in the interests of developed countries, Western nations sign sustainable development agreements with developing countries. They also adopt the idea that trade liberalization does not automatically generate more growth or reduce poverty, especially when it is unilateral liberalization. Sustainable trade policy specifically grants poor countries the legal possibility of migration and also compensates at the level of international trade.