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ANALYSIS OF THE SSM TEXT OF THE CHAIR’S AGRICULTURE MODALITIES PAPER (19 MAY 2008) MARTIN KHOR TWN Third World Network twnet@po.jaring.my May 2008 ANALYSIS OF THE SSM TEXT OF THE CHAIR’S AGRICULTURE MODALITIES PAPER (19 MAY 2008) Martin Khor Third World Network 25 May 2008 Introduction One of the most contentious aspects of the new WTO agriculture modalities paper issued on 19 May is likely to be the section on special safeguard mechanism (SSM) for developing countries.The paper continues to contradict several key points insisted o