Negotiation Dynamics Of The Wto

Author : Mohan Kumar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811088421

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Negotiation Dynamics of the WTO by Mohan Kumar Pdf

The book aims at informing and educating the public at large about the intricacies of the Negotiation Dynamics at the WTO. It traces the period from the launch of the Uruguay Round in 1986 to its conclusion at Marrakesh in 1994 and the subsequent entry into force of the WTO on 1 January 1995. The book shows how WTO Ministerial Conference in Seattle was doomed to fail and its failure led to “trust deficit” between the developed countries on the one hand and certain key developing and least-developed countries on the other. Thus tracing the WTO saga that began in the wake of the failure at Seattle and the difficult path that led to the launch of a new Round at Doha in November 2001. The book throws light on India’s domestic decision-making structure as well as some of the factors driving India’s negotiating stance at the WTO. It also describes the current impasse at the WTO and offers some ideas to revive an institution that is so crucial for the smooth functioning of the multilateral trading system.

Author : Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230306998

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Negotiating Trade Liberalization at the WTO by Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt Pdf

This book shows how domestic political institutions and the lack of time pressure have an impact on negotiations at the WTO. It provides detailed information on WTO ministerial meetings as well as on the political economy of trade policy in the EU, U.S., Brazil, and Australia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Sage
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9352809181

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The WTO Deadlocked by Anonim Pdf

This book analyses the contemporary state of affairs at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and India`s negotiating agenda at its various forums. The WTO is important for all the countries as more than 96 per cent of world trade is controlled by bodies affiliated to it. This book identifies areas in the WTO agreements that require systematic reforms. It also discusses the negotiating history of GATT/WTO, especially after the conclusion of the WTO negotiations in 1995, while not overlooking the failures of the Seattle Ministerial and Doha negotiations. It delves into the rights and interests of different interest-groups within the WTO. Many WTO members nowadays believe that bilateral and regional trade agreements are the only ways to counter the problems involved with multilateral negotiations at the WTO. Concerned about this, the WTO has recently set up a committee to look into the increase in regional trade agreements and free trade areas. This book argues for multilateralism and therefore, a stronger WTO as a rule-based organisation. This is an opportune time for WTO members to examine what is at stake and reconsider their positions. In this context, the book adds considerable value and will be of immense help to Indian negotiators and the industry. It will equally interest those involved in research in the fields of Economics, Politics and Sociology.

Author : Fatoumata Jawara,Aileen Kwa
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842775332

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Behind the Scenes at the WTO by Fatoumata Jawara,Aileen Kwa Pdf

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Author : Bhagirath Lal Das
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842777130

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The Current Negotiations in the WTO by Bhagirath Lal Das Pdf

An issue-by-issue guide to the current round of world trade negotiations.

Author : Bibek Debroy,Debashis Chakraborty
Publisher : Academic Foundation
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8171885381

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The Trade Game by Bibek Debroy,Debashis Chakraborty Pdf

Looking at the negotiating strategies of India and several other WTO members over the years, this volume explores the negotiating scenario and the concerns for India and other developing countries. The introduction notes that judging by the experience of Cancun (2003) and the recent Hong Kong Ministerial (2005), developing countries are fast emerging as quick learners of the rules of the game, but need to sharpen those skills further: "It is quite prudent to understand that hidden from public glare, both the battle and the war will now continue in Geneva, which is less of a free trade bastion than Hong Kong. It is by now a time-honoured fact that the intensity of liberalisation undertaken at home makes handling the WTO-induced reforms easier, and the priorities for Indian policy makers are therefore, obvious. Notwithstanding the WTO objective, even eleven years after the inception of the multilateral body, the trade barriers, both in developed and developing countries are quite significant and unilateral liberalisation is not easily forthcoming. Although this lack of market access hurt the developing countries much more severely than their developed counterparts, the former group never systematically bargained at the negotiating table with the latter before the Doha Ministerial (2001). Looking at the negotiating strategies of India and several other WTO members over the years, the nine papers in this volume explore the current negotiating scenario and the concerns for India and other developing countries. While some papers attempt to chalk out the future of global free trade and the determinants of protectionism of major players, the other ones look into the future of India's sectoral negotiating strategy.

Author : Thomas Alexander Zimmermann
Publisher : Cameron May
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781905017171

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Negotiating the Review of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding by Thomas Alexander Zimmermann Pdf

Since the establishment of the WTO on 1 January 1995, the dispute settlement mechanism has arguably been the most active part of the Organization. In the first ten years up to 31 December 2004, a total of 324 consultation requests have been notified to the WTO. Dispute settlement practice has thus contributed to the evolution of the multilateral trading system even at times when political negotiations made little head way. Since late 1997, Members have engaged, under different mandates, in negotiations on improvements and clarifications to the dispute settlement mechanism. So far, none of these efforts have borne fruit and all the negotiating deadlines have lapsed without success. Currently, negotiations are continuing, however without any specific time limit. This book reviews the DSU reform negotiating process since 1998. It discusses the proposals that Members have submitted under the Doha mandated review in 2002 and 2003, w

Author : Anna Lanoszka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Free trade
ISBN : UOM:39015080820155

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The World Trade Organization by Anna Lanoszka Pdf

Examining the World Trade Organization, this book covers the basics: the WTO's history, its structure, and its practices and concerns. It presents an overview of the world trading system since the end of World War II. It also explains the profound changes brought about by the establishment of the WTO.

Author : Craig VanGrasstek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822040886871

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The History and Future of the World Trade Organization by Craig VanGrasstek Pdf

This comprehensive account of the establishment of the WTO focuses on those who shaped its creation as well as those who have influenced its evolution. It also examines trade negotiations, the WTO's dispute settlement role, the process of joining, and what lies ahead for the organization.

Author : Pradeep S. Mehta,Atul Kaushik,Rashid S. Kaukab
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 8171889263

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Reflections from the Frontline by Pradeep S. Mehta,Atul Kaushik,Rashid S. Kaukab Pdf

A substantive account of the evolution of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations and the role of developing country coalitions and alliances, this book presents the reflections of former and current developing country negotiators on their firsthand experiences. With explanations on the mandates for these discussions, it offers insights into how negotiations on trade and economic relations are conducted in the multilateral trading system; covers the negotiating experience on specific subjects in the Doha Round; and deals with coalition building efforts by developing countries and the impact of these coalitions on the negotiations. Covering a 10-year history of the DDA, this account presents a rich resume of increasing and more effective developing country participation in the WTO.

Author : Jayashree Watal,Antony Taubman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
ISBN : 9287042330

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The Making of the TRIPS Agreement by Jayashree Watal,Antony Taubman Pdf

A comprehensive account of the establishment of the World Trade Organization, focusing on those who shaped its creation as well as those who have influenced its evolution. The book examines trade negotiations, the WTO's dispute settlement role, the presence of coalitions and groupings within the WTO, the process of joining the organization and many other topics, including what lies ahead for the organization.

Author : John S. Odell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 1107156556

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Negotiating Trade by John S. Odell Pdf

Negotiations between governments shape the world economy and thus the lives of people everywhere. This innovative book reports the inside story about how developing countries negotiate in the WTO and regional talks, which strategies they use, coalition formation, and how they learn and influence other countries' beliefs.

Author : Christoph Antons,Reto M. Hilty
Publisher : Springer
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 3642308899

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Intellectual Property and Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region by Christoph Antons,Reto M. Hilty Pdf

This book is highly topical. The shift from the multilateral WTO negotiations to bilateral and regional Free Trade Agreements has been going on for some time, but it is bound to accelerate after the WTO Doha round of negotiations is now widely regarded as a failure. However, there is a particular regional angle to this topic as well. After concluding that further progress in the Doha round was unlikely, Pacific Rim nations recently have progressed with the negotiations of a greatly expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement that includes industrialised economies and developed countries such as the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, recently emerged economies such as Singapore, but also several developing countries in Asia and Latin America such as Malaysia and Vietnam. US and EU led efforts to conclude FTAs with Asia-Pacific nations are also bound to accelerate again, after a temporary slowdown in the negotiations following the change of government in the United States and the expiry of the US President’s fast-track negotiation authority. The book will provide an assessment of these dynamics in the world’s fastest growing region. It will look at the IP chapters from a legal perspective, but also put the developments into a socio-economic and political context. Many agreements in fact are concluded because of this context rather than for purely economic reasons or to achieve progress in fields like IP law. The structure of the book follows an outline that groups countries into interest alliances according to their respective IP priorities. This ranges from the driving forces of the EU, US and Japan, via Asia-Pacific resource-rich but IP poor economies such as Australia and New Zealand, recently emerged economies with strong IP systems such as Singapore and Korea to leading developing countries such as China and India and ‘second tier industrializing economies’ such as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Trade Organization
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Commercial policy
ISBN : 9789287034953

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Understanding the WTO by Anonim Pdf

Author : Donna Lee,Rorden Wilkinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134082858

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The WTO after Hong Kong by Donna Lee,Rorden Wilkinson Pdf

After the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) critical December 2005 Hong Kong ministerial meeting, negotiations to implement the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) broke down completely in the summer of 2006. This book offers a detailed and critical evaluation of how and why the negotiations arrived at this point and what the future holds for the WTO. It brings together leading scholars in the field of trade from across the social sciences who address the key issues at stake, the principal players in the negotiations, the role of fairness and legitimacy in the Doha Round, and the prospects for the DDA’s conclusion. The WTO after Hong Kong is the most comprehensive account of the current state of the World Trade Organization and will be of enormous interest to students of trade politics, international organizations, development and international political economy.