Russia and the WTO: Reasons for the delay in the accession process

ISBN-13: 9783865509055 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 104 str.

Sandra Scharf

Opis

Russias accession negotiations to the WTO have been dragging on for over adecade. An exact entry date has not been set as of the time of this writing.Various challenges remain which leave the largest accession candidate andformer communist country as one of the few states outside the world tradingsystem.What are the key challenges that need solving? Is there a linkage to the countryseconomic past? Do political reasons play a role? The author introducesthe topic by giving a comprehensive introduction to the WTO system as wellas the formal accession process.Following a detailed analysis of the economic transition process, includingthe elements of liberalization, privatization, stabilization and institutionalbuilding gives an idea of Russias economic particularities. Based on these findings,the investigation into Russias current condition in the accession processgives an in-depth view of the countrys current economic situation, itstrading system and the challenged that need solving before becoming amember of the WTO. The book addresses university students, in particular inthe field of economics and international studies, scholars and people interestedin the topic of the international trading system.