Is the World Trade Organization attractive enough for emerging economies?:critical essays on the multilateral trading system
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xix, 359 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
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9780230581845 (hardback) 0230581846 (hardback) |
Index Number: | F743 |
CLC: | F743 |
Call Number: | F743/I732 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. PART I: WTO agreements -a development-friendly policy instrument? Development implications of WTO accession procedures / Will Martin -- Toward a development-friendly international regulatory framework for foreign direct investment / Theodore H. Moran -- The WTO: A sweet or sour Chinese banquet? / Alice H. Amsden -- PART II: WTO membership and economic cooperation (accession and impact on policies) Effects of WTO accession on policymaking in sovereign states: lessons from transition countries / Zdenek Drabek and Marc Bacchetta -- Policy anchors: do free trade agreements and WTO accessions serve as vehicles for developing-country policy reform? / Michael J. Ferrantino -- Regional trading arrangements and WTO membership: substitutes or complements? / Richard Pomfret -- PART III: Impact of the WTO on trade flows of goods: The effect of membership in the GATT/WTO on trade: where do we stand? / Andrew K. Rose -- Does WTO membership make a difference at the extensive margin of world trade? / Gabriel Felbermayr and Wilhelm Kohler -- PART IV: Broader costs and benefits of WTO membership Who should join the WTO and why?: a cost-benefit analysis of WTO membership / Zdenek Drabek and Wing Thye Woo -- The WTO dispute settlement system: how have developing countries fared? / William J. Davey -- Costs of implementation of WTO agreements / Sam Laird. "Do countries benefit from their Membership in the WTO? This book addresses this question and examines the role of the WTO in the process of economic development of emerging markets and other developing countries"--Provided by publisher. |