Revitalizing the World Trading System

ISBN-13: 9781009289313 / Twarda / 2023 / 180 str.

Alan Wm. (Peterson Institute for International Economics (PI

Opis

Considers the history of trade, the current state of the World Trade Organization and how it should be reformed.

Recenzje

'This book is an essential reference for any trade enthusiast wishing to make a positive contribution in the face of the many challenges confronting the Multilateral Trading System. In a rapidly changing and increasingly complex trade landscape, this book goes beyond addressing the future of the WTO and looks at the WTO of the future.' Hamid Mamdouh, Former Director, Services and Investment Division of the WTO, and Former Egyptian Delegate to the GATT

Spis treści

Introduction: saving the world trading system; Part I. Why Trade?: 1. The origins of trade; Part II. The Multilateral Trading System: 2. The founding of the multilateral trading system; 3. Core elements of the world trading system; 4. Twenty values of the multilateral trading system; 5. A brief history of the WTO as told to us by its ministerial conferences; Part III. The Regular Operations of the WTO: 6. A week at the WTO; Part IV. Major Substantive Topics: 7. Dispute settlement at the WTO; 8. Agriculture; 9. Services; 10. E-Commerce; 11. Development at the WTO; Part V. World Trade Governance and Systemic Reform: 12. The problem of governance of the multilateral trading system; 13. The need for WTO reform; 14. WTO 2025: WTO Reform; Part VI. Conclusion: 15. Conclusion – The future of the WTO; Afterword. The art and science of negotiation; Bibliography.