Trade Multilateralism in the Twenty-First Century: Building the Upper Floors of the Trading System Through WTO Accessions - United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2017. - xx, 432p.

Trade multilateralism in the twenty-first century faces a serious test as weakness in the global economy and fast-paced technological changes create a challenging environment for world trade. This book examines how an updated and robust, rules-based multilateral frame work, anchored in the WTO, remains indispensable to maximizing the benefits of global economic integration and to reviving world trade.

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Making trade Multilateralism Work for All: The Role of WTO Accessions
WTO Accessions and the New Trade Multilateralism
The WTO and the Changing State of the Global Economy
The A rt and Science of Negotiation
The Accession of Kazakhstan
Helping Businesses Navigate WTO Accession
WTO Rules, Accession Protocols and Mega-Regionals
Promoting Good Governance
Transforming Accessions Data into Knowledge
Negotiators Perspectives on the WTO Accession Process
Accession of Liberia
Afganistan's Accession
The WTO Accession of Seychelles
WTO Accession Negotiations from a Negotiator
Accessions Acquis: Thematic Perspectives and Implementation Challenges

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