Title: The history and future of the World Trade Organization /
Authors: VanGrasstek, Craig,; World Trade Organization
Year: 2013
Subjects: World Trade Organization History.; Foreign trade regulation History.; International trade History; WTO.; Internationale Zuständigkeit.; Organisation mondiale du commerce.; Histoire.; Commerce international.
Abstract: "The History and Future of the World Trade Organization draws on a wealth of human, documentary and statistical sources to examine in depth the economic, political and legal issues surrounding the creation of the WTO in 1995 and its subsequente evolution. Among the topics covered are 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 organizations and civil society". -- BACKCOVER.
Contents: The foundations of the WTO -- Membership and representation -- Rules, norms and enforcement -- Negotiations -- The organization, the institution and the future.