The WTO after Seattle / edited by Jeffrey J. Schott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schott, Jeffrey J., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

International trade.

Foreign trade regulation.

World Trade Organization--Developing countries.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, 2000.

Summary:

The failure of the Seattle trade ministerial in December 1999 to launch a new round of multilateral trade negotiations dealt a major blow to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Seattle meetings exposed significant policy differences among the WTO member countries as well as shortcomings in the way the WTO conducts its business and interacts with other international and nongovernmental organizations.

The WTO after Seattle analyzes the problems and challenges facing the trading system in the aftermath of the Seattle ministerial. Leading trade experts examine why it is in the interests of both developed and developing countries to reengage in new trade talks, and how such talks could promote world trade and economic development, reform WTO operations, and strengthen public support for the trading system. The volume presents balanced perspectives on world trade problems by authors from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with recommendations on what needs to be done in key areas to launch new talks. The authors address the WTO's existing mandate to negotiate on agriculture and services, as well as how to handle new issues such as investment, competition policy, e-commerce, and trade-related environmental and labor issues. The editor, Jeffrey J. Schott, provides a comprehensive overview of the issues facing the WTO and of what needs to be done to begin a new round.

Contents:

Foreword: Reflections from Seattle / Renato Ruggiero xiii

1 The WTO after Seattle / Jeffrey J. Schott 3

II Interests and Objectives of the Major Trading Nations

2 The United States' Interest in New Global Trade Negotiations / C. Fred Bergsten 43

3 The EU Approach to a New Round / Hugo Paemen 53

4 Some Reflections on the Seattle Ministerial: Toward the Relaunching of a New Round / Hisamitsu Arai 59

5 The World Trading System: Seattle and Beyond / Rubens Ricupero 65

6 Developing Countries' Interests in a "Development Round" / Jayashree Watal 71

7 Seattle and Beyond: Developing-Country Perspectives / A. V. Ganesan 85

III The WTO Agenda: Existing Mandates

8 Agriculture and the Next WTO Round / Timothy Josling 91

9 Towards a More Balanced and Comprehensive Services Agreement / Bernard Hoekman 119

10 Intellectual Property Issues for the New Round / Keith E. Maskus 137

11 Antidumping and Safeguards / Patrick A. Messerlin 159

IV The WTO Agenda: New Issues

12 Getting Beyond No ...! Promoting Worker Rights and Trade / Kimberly A. Elliott 187

13 Trade, Competition, and the WTO Agenda / Edward M. Graham 205

14 Investment Issues / Theodore H. Moran 223

15 Environment and the Trading System: Picking Up the Post-Seattle Pieces / Daniel C. Esty 243

16 Electronic Commerce in the WTO / Catherine L. Mann, Sarah Cleeland Knight 253

V The WTO Agenda: Institutional Issues

17 Dispute Settlement and a New Round / John H. Jackson 269

18 Decision Making in the WTO / Jeffrey J. Schott, Jayashree Watal 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0881322903

OCLC:

43836697