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ajiss-369		ajiss-369		22	.pdf	application/pdf	7370	246	54	Examples of such bias can be seen from the following: (a) rich countries are able to maintain high import duties and quotas in certain products, thereby blocking imports from developing countries (e.g., cloth- ing); (b) the increase in non-tariff barriers, such as anti-dumping measures, allowed against developing countries; (c) high protection of agriculture is maintained in developed countries while developing countries are pressed to open their markets; (d) many developing countries do not have the capacity to follow the negotiations and participate actively in the Uruguay Round; and (e) intellectual property rights ban developing countries from incorpo- rating technology that originates abroad in their local systems (including medicines and agricultural products).5 The bias against developing countries, which is also reflected in the fail- ure of various ministerial conferences, has made it even harder for them to be on a level playing field with the developed countries. Some of the major areas that have important implications on developing countries in general, and on Muslim countries in particular, are discussed below.	cache/ajiss-369.pdf	txt/ajiss-369.txt