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Is the world trade organization attractive enough for emerging economies? Critical essays on the multilateral trading system /

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.

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Group Author: Drabek, Zdenek.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
World Trade Organization.
World Trade Organization > Membership.
Foreign trade regulation.
Economic development.
International trade.
Development Economics.
Economics.
Developing countries > Commercial policy.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230250826
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Originally published in: 2009.
Carrier Form: 384 p. : 64 ill.
ISBN: 9780230581845
9780230250826 :
0230250823 :
CLC: F743
Contents: Preface Introduction PART I WTO AGREEMENTS - A DEVELOPMENT-FRIENDLY POLICY INSTRUMENT? Development Implications of WTO Accession Procedures Toward a Development-Friendly International Regulatory Framework for Foreign Direct Investment The WTO: A Sweet or Sour Chinese Banquet? 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 Policy Anchors: Do Free Trade Agreements Serve as Vehicles for Developing-Country Policy Reform? Regional Trading Arrangements and WTO Membership: Substitutes or Complements? 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? Does WTO Membership Make a Difference at the Extensive Margin of World Trade? PART IV BROADER COSTS AND BENEFITS OF WTO MEMBERSHIP Who Should Join the WTO and Why?: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of WTO Membership Uneven Benefits from the Dispute Settlement Mechanism Costs of Implementation of WTO Agreements Index.

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