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World Trade Organization (WTO)

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World Trade Organization (WTO) offers a clear and accessible overview of the WTOโ€™s history, structure, and policies. It explores the organisation's role in facilitating the expansion of international trade since the 1950s and addresses its function as the main forum for settling trade disputes globally. The book also examines criticisms of the WTO, assessing their validity, and discusses key legislative amendments and recent developments, including responses to the financial crisis and the impact of mega-regional trade agreements.
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Essential reading for students of international trade, international political economy, commercial law, and international organisations, as well as activists and readers seeking a balanced understanding of this crucial global institution.

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World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the most important international organisations in existence today. It contains a set of disciplines that affect the ability of governments to impose trade restrictions and has helped to support the steady expansion of international trade since the 1950s.

The WTO has been the focus of vociferous protests by anti-globalisation activists and has experienced great difficulties in agreeing to new trade rules since its establishment. At the same time, it has become the premier global forum for the settlement of trade disputes and has proven to provide a robust framework for international cooperation in the trade area.

This book separates the facts from the propaganda and provides an accessible overview of the WTOโ€™s history, structure, and policies, as well as a discussion of the future of the organisation. It also confronts the criticisms of the WTO and assesses their validity.

New to the second edition:

  • Discussion of legislative amendments to the WTO Agreement, in particular Aid for Trade, the Agreement on Trade Facilitation, and the Bali Package
  • Evaluation of case law developments and major disputes since 2007, including analysis of the WTO and the financial crisis โ€“ in particular the trade policy responses of WTO Members and institutional response
  • Reflection on recent shifts to mega-regional agreements (TPP, TISA, TTIP) and their implications
  • What next post Bali?

Fully updated throughout, this book continues to be essential reading for students of international trade, international political economy, commercial law, and international organisations, as well as activists and others interested in a balanced account of a key global institution.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138823136

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 October 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 5 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 362g

Pages: 174

About the Author

Bernard M. Hoekman is Professor and Director of Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. Petros C. Mavroidis is Edwin B. Parker Professor of Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia University, USA and Professor of Law at the University of Neuchรขtel, Switzerland.

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