The WTO After Seattle
The WTO After Seattle

Author: Jeffrey J. Schott

Publisher: Peterson Institute

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780881322903

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"The WTO after Seattle", presented by the Institute for International Economics, analyzes the problems and challenges facing the World Trade Organization after the failure of the Seattle trade ministerial in December 1999. 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.

Seattle and Beyond
Seattle and Beyond

Author: Patrick Grady

Publisher: Global Economics Ltd.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9780968621004

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The Millennium Round of multilateral negotiations was launched at the well-publicized third World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Seattle in December. Seattle & Beyond: The WTO Millennium Round is the ultimate guide to the many difficult & controversial issues that will arise during the planned three-year negotiations. Seattle & Beyond contains 15 chapters providing an in-depth look at the topics of E-commerce, agriculture, opening markets, competition policy, integrating labor standards, settling disputes, & much more. "This is a very useful summary & analysis of the major issues before the World Trade Organization, & deserves to be widely read." --Michael Moore, Director-General, World Trade Organization.

World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization

Author: Elizabeth Sirois

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2002-02

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9780756731663

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In Nov. 2001, the WTO launched a new set of multilateral negotiations. It laid out an ambitious agenda for a broad set of new multilateral trade negotiations, which calls for a continuation of discussions on liberalizing trade in ag. and services, which began in 2000. It also provides for new talks on market access for non-ag. products, trade and the environ., trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, and other issues. This report: (1) analyzes the factors that contributed to the successful launch of new WTO negotiations, (2) analyzes the key interim deadlines for the most sensitive issues from the present time through the next ministerial conference in 2003, and (3) evaluates the most significant challenges facing the WTO in the overall negotiations.

Breaking the Seattle Deadlock
Breaking the Seattle Deadlock

Author: Zhen Kun Wang

Publisher: Chatham House (Formerly Riia)

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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After the failure of the WTO Ministerial meeting in Seattle the immediate priority is to restore good faith and confidence in the WTO. This text argues that the developing countries have to be brought much more securely into the trading system, with greater attention being paid to their needs.

Trade, Environment, and the WTO
Trade, Environment, and the WTO

Author: Gary Sampson

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Published: 2000-05-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13:

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In this essay, Gary Sampson assesses the effects of trade liberalization on the environment; the role of the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism; the potential impact of WTO rules; and the relationship that should exist between the WTO and specific multilateral environmental agreements.