The WTO: Crisis and the Governance of Global Trade by Rorden Wilkinson (English)

Description: The WTO by Rorden Wilkinson Rorden Wilkinson explores the factors behind the collapse of World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerials – as in Seattle in 1999 and Cancun in 2003 – and asks why such events have not significantly disrupted the development of the multilateral trading system. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Rorden Wilkinson explores the factors behind the collapse of World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerials – as in Seattle in 1999 and Cancun in 2003 – and asks why such events have not significantly disrupted the development of the multilateral trading system. He argues that the political conflicts played out during such meetings, their occasional collapse and the reasons why such events have so far not proven detrimental to the development of the multilateral trading system can be explained by examining the way in which the institution was created and has developed through time.In addition, this new text: explores the development of the multilateral trading system from the creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947 to the WTOs Hong Kong ministerial in December 2005 examines the way in which the interaction of member states has been structured by the institutions development assesses the impact of institutional practices and procedures on the heightening of political tensions and explains why WTO ministerials exhibit a propensity to collapse but why the breakdown of a meeting has so far not prevented the institution from moving forwardThis book will be of interest to scholars and students of international politics, economics and law Back Cover Rorden Wilkinson Author Biography University of Manchester, UK Table of Contents 1. The WTO, Crisis and the Governance of Global Trade 2. Forging Multilateral Trade Regulation: The Post-War Settlement and the Rise of the GATT 3. Establishing Asymmetry: Liberalising Trade under the GATT 4. Fashioning the WTO: Formalising Multilateral Trade Regulation 5. Perpetuating Asymmetry: The Collapse of Ministerial Meetings and the Doha Development Agenda 6. Conclusion Long Description This book explores the reasons for the collapse of World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings (as in Seattle in 1999 and Cancun in 2003) and the political conflicts that arose therein. Drawing from a body of literature concerned with how and why institutions emerge and change, and an analysis of the development of multilateral trade regulation that stretches from the creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947 to the WTOs Hong Kong ministerial meeting in December 2005, the book argues that the political conflicts played out during ministerial meetings are the inevitable product of the way the institution was created and has since developed. It argues that the specific purposes for which multilateral trade regulation was created built into the institution an asymmetry of economic opportunity that has been extended and amplified through time. This asymmetry has come to shape the interaction of member states in such a way that contestation over the shape and direction of the trade agenda - and on occasion the collapse of a ministerial meeting - are inevitable consequences. However, the rather than significantly disrupting the development of the multilateral trade regulation, the book explains why the collapse of ministerial meetings may actually have helped take it forward. Details ISBN0415405548 Author Rorden Wilkinson Short Title WTO Language English ISBN-10 0415405548 ISBN-13 9780415405546 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2006 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st DEWEY 382.92 Birth 1970 Affiliation University of Manchester, UK Illustrations 6 Tables, black and white DOI 10.1604/9780415405546 UK Release Date 2006-08-24 AU Release Date 2006-08-24 NZ Release Date 2006-08-24 Subtitle Crisis and the Governance of Global Trade Pages 176 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2006-08-24 Alternative 9780415405539 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134419000;

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