The WTO and sustainable development [electronic resource] / Gary P. Sampson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Sampson, Gary P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

International trade--Environmental aspects.

International trade.

World Trade Organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

World Trade Organization and sustainable development

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Professor Gary Sampson . . . presents policy options that are both ambitious and realistic, the pursuit of which could contribute to more coherent and mutually supportive action on the part of governments to both trade and sustainable development. This book is a useful contribution to the literature and should be of interest to a large part of the international community, including government offi cials, academics, the business community, and both intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations." -Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, UNCTAD Secretary-General and former WTO Director General (2002-2

Contents:

Introduction and overview

Institutional considerations

Trade liberalization, market access, and sustainable development

Discrimination, WTO rules and sustainable development

WTO agreements and standards

MEAs, the WTO, and sustainable development

Biotechnology, sustainable development, and the WTO

Trade in services and sustainable development

Special and differential treatment and sustainable economic development : substance and process

Changing importance and perceptions of the WTO

World trade and environment organizations

Coherence and sustainable development.

Notes:

"UNUP-1115"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4237-6602-4

92-808-7093-9

OCLC:

191039663