The WTO after Seattle

Author(s)

• Schott, Jeffrey J.

Bibliographic Information

The WTO after Seattle

edited by Jeffrey J. Schott

Institute for International Economics, 2000

Note

"July 2000"

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

• Reflections on Seattle, Renato Ruggiero
• The WTO after Seattle, Jeffrey J. Schott
• The US Interest in New Global Trade Negotiations, C. Fred Bergsten
• The EU Approach to a New Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Hugo Paemen
• Japanese Interests and Objectives, Hisamitsu Arai
• Developing Countries and WTO Negotiations, Rubens Ricupero
• Developing Countries and a Development Round, Jayshree Watal
• Developing Country Perspectives, A.V. Ganesan and Jayshree Watal
• Agriculture and the Next WTO Round, Tim Josling
• Toward a More Balanced and Comprehensive Services Agreement, Bernard Hoekman
• Intellectual Property Issues for the New Round, Keith E. Maskus
• Antidumping and Safeguards, Patrick A. Messerlin
• Getting Beyond No...! Promoting Worker Rights and Trade, Kimberly A. Elliott
• Trade, Competition, and the WTO Agenda, Edward M. Graham
• Investment Issues, Theodore H. Moran
• Trade and the Environment, Daniel Esty
• Electronic Commerce in the World Trade Organization, Catherine L. Mann and Sarah Cleeland Knight
• Dispute Settlement, John H. Jackson
• Decision-Making in the WTO, Jeffrey J. Schott and Jayshree Watal.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA48014176
• ISBN:
  • 0881322903
• LCCN: 00039668
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 292 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HF1385
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : World Trade Organization
  • LCSH : International trade
  • LCSH : Foreign trade regulation
  • LCSH : World Trade Organization -- Developing countries