Russia's WTO Accession
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13:
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The Russia Balance Sheet
Author: Anders Åslund
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0881325457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduction : why Russia matters and how -- Russia's historical roots -- Political development : from disorder to recentralization of power -- Russia's economic revival : past recovery, future challenges -- Policy on oil and gas -- International economic integration, trade policy, and investment -- Challenges of demography and health -- Russian attitudes toward the West -- Russia as a post-imperial power -- Pressing the "reset button" on US-Russia relations -- Key facts on Russia, 2000-2008.
WTO Accessions and Trade Multilateralism
Author: Uri Dadush
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-09-10
Total Pages: 1015
ISBN-13: 1107093368
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of how WTO accession negotiations have expanded the reach of the multilateral trading system both geographically and conceptually.
Russia and the World Trade Organization
Author: P. Naray
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2001-01-11
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0230596185
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter an exploration of the experience gained by former central and eastern European countries in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Peter Naray gives an analysis of the Russian economic and social crisis and comes to the conclusion that this crisis is responsible for the delay of Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The author criticizes the approach taken in Russian reforms because the country's historical legacy (weak legal system, underdeveloped political and economic institutions etc.) was neglected. The book describes the steps made by Russia towards WTO membership underlining the present and expected difficulties. It warns against a fundamentalist approach by the members of the WTO which may result in Russia's isolation in political and economic matters which would represent a danger to the whole world.
Russia's Foreign Policy
Author: D. Cadier
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-06-30
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1137468882
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited volume analyses the evolution and main determinants of Russia's foreign policy choices. Containing contributions by renowned specialists on the topic, the study sheds light on some of the new trends that have characterised Russia's foreign policy since the beginning of Vladimir Putin's third presidential term.
Russian Wto Accession: what Has Been Accomplished, what Can be Expected
Author: David Tarr
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 20
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper summarizes the principal reform commitments that Russia has undertaken as part of its World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, providing detailed assessments in banking, insurance, and agriculture. The paper assesses the gains to the Russian economy from these commitments, based on a summary of several modeling efforts undertaken by the author and his colleagues. The author compares Russian commitments with those of other countries that have recently acceded to the WTO to assess the claim that the demands on Russia are excessive due to political considerations. He explains why Russian WTO accession will result in the elimination of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment against Russia. Finally, he discusses the remaining issues in the negotiations and the time frame for Russian accession as of the fall of 2007.
The History and Future of the World Trade Organization
Author: Craig VanGrasstek
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 704
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe History and Future of the World Trade Organization is a comprehensive account of the economic, political and legal issues surrounding the creation of the WTO and its evolution. Fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photos dating back to the early days of trade negotiations, the publication reviews the WTO's achievements as well as the challenges faced by the organisation, and identifies the key questions that WTO members need to address in the future. The book describes the intellectual roots of the trading system, membership of the WTO and the growth of the Geneva trade community, trade negotiations and the development of coalitions among the membership, and the WTO's relations with other international organisations and civil society. Also covered are the organisation's robust dispute settlement rules, the launch and evolution of the Doha Round, the rise of regional trade agreements, and the leadership and management of the WTO.
Russian Trade Policy Reform for WTO Accession
Author: Harry G. Broadman
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9780821344064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRussia has manifested considerable interest in accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). This volume contains four policy papers that focus on the most prominent topics during the ongoing WTO accession process: 1. the dispersion of Russia's tariff structure; 2. trade and investment in the service sectors; 3. the treatment of state trading enterprises; and 4. the policy regime governing foreign direct investment. Bringing the Russian Federation into the rules-based WTO system is an objective broadly shared by the world community. Accession to the WTO comes at a critical juncture for the Russian government to focus on many important policy issues to stimulate growth. As part of the process of making liberalization commitments, as required by the existing members of the WTO, accession provides an opportunity to lock in reforms.
Regional Impacts of Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization
Author: Thomas Fox Rutherford
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published:
Total Pages: 83
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this paper we develop a computable general equilibrium model of the regions of Russia to assess the impact of accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the regions of Russia. We estimate that the average gain in welfare as a percentage of consumption for the whole country is 7.8 percent (or 4.3 percent of consumption); we estimate that three regions will gain considerably more: Northwest (11.2 percent), St. Petersburg (10.6 percent) and Far East (9.7 percent). We estimate that the Urals will gain only 6.2 percent of consumption, considerably less than the national average. The principal explanation in our central analysis for the differences across regions is the ability of the different regions to benefit from a reduction in barriers against foreign direct investment. The three regions with the largest welfare gains are clearly the regions with the estimated largest shares of multinational investment. But the Urals has attracted relatively little FDI in the service sectors. An additional reason for differences across regions is quantified in our sensitivity analysis: regions may gain more from WTO accession if they can succeed in creating a good investment climate.
China and the World Trade Organization
Author: Qingjiang Kong
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9789812380395
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines, from the legal perspective, China's process of WTO accession, its commitments to the accession, the implications of such commitments for its trade and legal systems, and its efforts towards WTO compliance. It also discusses the issue of the capacity of the evolving Chinese legal system for ensuring compliance. In particular, the book probes into the trade and legal systems at the turn of the accession and evaluates selected trade and legal issues, including intellectual property, foreign investment law and settlement of trade disputes.
