The History and Future of the World Trade Organization


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The History and Future of the World Trade Organization is a comprehensive account of the economic, political and legal issues surrounding the creation of the WTO and its evolution. Fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photos dating back to the early days of trade negotiations, the publication reviews the WTO's achievements as well as the challenges faced by the organisation, and identifies the key questions that WTO members need to address in the future. The book describes the intellectual roots of the trading system, membership of the WTO and the growth of the Geneva trade community, trade negotiations and the development of coalitions among the membership, and the WTO's relations with other international organisations and civil society. Also covered are the organisation's robust dispute settlement rules, the launch and evolution of the Doha Round, the rise of regional trade agreements, and the leadership and management of the WTO.




World Trade Organization


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If ever there existed a benign-sounding organisation, it is surely the World Trade Organisation. The WTO is the successor to GATT. According to the WTO itself, its mission is "dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, the legal ground-rules for international commerce and for trade policy. The agreements have three main objectives: to help trade flow as freely as possible; to achieve further liberalisation gradually through negotiation; and to set up an impartial means of settling disputes". This book seeks to illuminate some key issues related to the WTO as well as present a detailed bibliography for future reference.







Understanding the WTO


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Legislative Calendar


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Economic Development and Multilateral Trade Cooperation


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How can international trade agreements promote development and how can rules be designed to benefit poor countries? Can multilateral trade cooperation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) help developing countries create and strengthen institutions and regulatory regimes that will enhance the gains from trade and integration into the global economy? And should this even be done? These are questions that confront policy makers and citizens in both rich and poor countries, and they are the subject of Economic Development and Multilateral Trade Cooperation. This book analyzes how the trading system could be made more supportive of economic development, without eroding the core WTO functions.




China's Participation in the WTO


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As the number one destination for global foreign direct investment and the third largest trader in the world, China is too important to be ignored by any business that has a vision for the future. China's Participation in the WTO brings together the most insightful contributions from the International Conference on China's Participation in the WTO hosted by the East Asian International Economic Law and Policy Program (EAIEL) at The University of Hong Kong in February 2005. The work focuses on three general themes: taking stock of the progress China has made in implementing its WTO commitments, identifying the challenges facing China as a new Member in the WTO, and generating proposals on how China could participate in the WTO more effectively.