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020			_a9781107093362
082			_a346.58 _bDAD
100			_aDadush,Uri B Ed.
100			_aOsakwe, Chiedu Ed.
245			_aWTO accessions and trade multilateralism : case studies and lessons from the WTO at twenty
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bCambridge University Press _c2015
300			_axxiii, 973 p. _b24 cm.
500			_aWhat have WTO accessions contributed to the rules-based multilateral trading system? What demands have been made by original WTO members on acceding governments? How have the acceding governments fared? This volume of essays offers critical readings on how WTO accession negotiations have expanded the reach of the multilateral trading system not only geographically but also conceptually, clarifying disciplines and pointing the way to their further strengthening in future negotiations. Members who have acceded since the WTO was established now account for twenty per cent of total WTO membership. In the age of globalization there is an increased need for a universal system of trade rules. Accession negotiations have been used by governments as an instrument for domestic reforms, and one lesson from the accession process is that there are contexts which lead multilateral trade negotiations to successful outcomes even in the complex and multi-polar twenty-first century economic environment. Makes clear the potential development gains resulting from WTO accession and trade reforms Explores how a legislation-based approach to WTO accession commitments has beneficial effects on the rule of law and good governance Highlights how WTO accession has positive effects on domestic reform
520			_aWhat have WTO accessions contributed to the rules-based multilateral trading system? What demands have been made by original WTO members on acceding governments? How have the acceding governments fared? This volume of essays offers critical readings on how WTO accession negotiations have expanded the reach of the multilateral trading system not only geographically but also conceptually, clarifying disciplines and pointing the way to their further strengthening in future negotiations. Members who have acceded since the WTO was established now account for twenty per cent of total WTO membership. In the age of globalization there is an increased need for a universal system of trade rules. Accession negotiations have been used by governments as an instrument for domestic reforms, and one lesson from the accession process is that there are contexts which lead multilateral trade negotiations to successful outcomes even in the complex and multi-polar twenty-first century economic environment
650			_aPart I. WTO Accessions, the Trading System and the Global Economy
650			_aPart II. Overview
650			_aPart III. Members' Perspectives on Accession Negotiations
650			_aPart III.I. Original Members
650			_aPart III.II. Article XII Member
650			_a Part IV. Working Party Chairpersons' Perspectives on Accession Negotiations
650			_aPart V. Salient Features in WTO Accession Protocols
650			_aPart VI. Conclusion.
650			_aWorld Trade Organization.
650			_aInternational trade.
650			_aInternational economic relations.
650			_aInternational economic relations -- Case studies.
650			_aInternational trade -- Case studies.
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