The da Silva Code: Brazil and Hegemony in the Doha Development Round of the WTO.

The article examines the role of Brazil in the Doha round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and the ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico. According to the authors, the country was able to step into the role because of the association of global neoliberalism. It notes that neoliberal globalization is distinguished by a noticeable de-emphasis of governmental regulatory functions in favor of financial structures. It cites that the structure of the WTO reflects the regime of neoliberalism and the deterioration in hegemony of the U.S.