Assessing the World Trade Organization : fit for purpose? : World Trade Forum / edited by Manfred Elsig, Bernard Hoekman, Joost Pauwelyn.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Elsig, Manfred, editor.

Hoekman, Bernard M., 1959- editor.

Pauwelyn, Joost, editor.

Conference Name:

World Trade Forum (2015 : Bern, Switzerland)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization--Congresses.

World Trade Organization.

International trade--Congresses.

International trade.

Commercial policy--Congresses.

Commercial policy.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 445 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently celebrated twenty years of existence. The general wisdom is that its dispute settlement institutions work well and its negotiation machinery goes through a phase of prolonged crises. Assessing the World Trade Organization overcomes this myopic view and takes stock of the WTO's achievements whilst going beyond existing disciplinary narratives. With chapters written by scholars who have closely observed the development of the WTO in recent years, this book presents the state of the art in thinking about WTO performance. It also considers important issues such as the origins of the multilateral system, the accession process and the WTO's interaction with other international organisations. The contributions shed new light on untold stories, critically review and present existing scholarship, and sketch new research avenues for a future generation of trade scholars. This book will appeal to a wide audience that aims to better understand the drivers and obstacles of WTO performance.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 May 2017).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108147644

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.