WTO accessions and trade multilateralism : case studies and lessons from the WTO at twenty /
"What have WTO accessions contributed to the rules-based multilateral trading system? What demands have been made by original WTO members on acceding governments? How have the acceding governments fared? This volume of essays offers critical readings on how WTO accession negotiations have expan...
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"What have WTO accessions contributed to the rules-based multilateral trading system? What demands have been made by original WTO members on acceding governments? How have the acceding governments fared? This volume of essays offers critical readings on how WTO accession negotiations have expanded the reach of the multilateral trading system not only geographically but also conceptually, clarifying disciplines and pointing the way to their further strengthening in future negotiations. Members who have acceded since the WTO was established now account for twenty per cent of total WTO membersh |
Carrier Form: | xxiii, 973 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781107472242 1107472245 9781107093362 1107093368 |
Index Number: | HF1385 |
CLC: | D813.7 |
Call Number: | D813.7/W958 |
Contents: |
A reflection on accessions as the WTO turns twenty / Developments in the global economy and trading system effects : the transformation of world trade / The WTO and the global economy : contemporary challenges and possible responses / The structural reform implications of WTO accession / The macroeconomic implications of WTO accession / The WTO accessions from a member's perspective : safeguarding the rules-based system / WTO accessions : a market access perspective on growth -- the approach of the European Union / WTO accessions : a rules perspective on growth -- the approach of the European Union / WTO accession negotiations : trends and results in agriculture plurilaterals / The 2001 WTO accession of China : negotiating experience -- challenges, opportunities Facilitating accessions : the role of the working party chairperson / A podium perspective : experiences and challenges of chairing a working party / Are there different rules for least-developed countries in a rule-based system? / Managing the challenge of acceding post-conflict states / Market access goods negotiations : salience, results and meaning / |