The World Trade Organization : : Changing Dynamics in the Global Political Economy / / Anna Lanoszka.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Lanoszka, Anna,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; CHAPTER 1 Introduction --; PART 1 The Foundations of the World Trade Organization --; CHAPTER 2 Postwar Multilateralism: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Road to the Uruguay Round --; CHAPTER 3 Establishment of the World Trade Organization: Principles, Structures, and Practices --; PART 2 The Three Pillars of the World Trade Organization --; CHAPTER 4 Trade in Goods --; CHAPTER 5 The Global Services Economy --; CHAPTER 6 Intellectual Property --; PART 3 Emerging Concerns --; CHAPTER 7 New Trade Issues on the World Trade Organization Agenda --; CHAPTER 8 The Developing Countries in the Global Economy --; PART 4 Conclusion --; CHAPTER 9 The Future of the Expanding World Trade Organization --; Appendixes --; APPENDIX 1 Selected Provisions of the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade --; APPENDIX 2 Selected Provisions of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization --; APPENDIX 3 Abbreviations --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685856731; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685856731
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Anna Lanoszka.

Providing context for the Doha Round stalemate, this comprehensive examination of the World Trade Organization covers all the basics: the WTO's history, its structure, and its practices and concerns. Lanoszka begins with an overview of the world trading system since the end of World War II and explains the profound changes brought about by the establishment of the WTO. A discussion of the organization's structure, rules, membership criteria, and decisionmaking processes provides the foundation for an exploration of key issues that continue to be sources of international tension. The rapidly growing global service economy is the topic of an entire chapter, as is the passionately debated subject of intellectual property rights. Emerging issues such as the environment, e-commerce, and the new roles of the developing countries also receive thorough attention. The book concludes with a look at recent developments taking place in the WTO and, more broadly, in the world trade system.