Self-enforcing trade
Subtitle: developing countries and WTO dispute settlement
By: Chad P. Bown.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780815703235
Subjects: World Trade Organization; World Trade Organization -- Developing countries; International trade; Foreign trade regulation; Dispute resolution (Law)
Description: "Examines challenges and costs of developing countries accessing WTO dispute settlement process. Reviews WTO's extended litigation process, highlighting areas countries have to master--international economics, law, and politics. Assesses recent efforts to help countries overcome these hurdles and proposes a solution to largest obstacle: lack of information, monitoring, and surveillance"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: The WTO and GATT : a principled history; title: Developing countries, the WTO agreements, and trade liberalization; title: An introduction to WTO dispute settlement; title: Developing countries and WTO trade disputes; title: WTO enforcement at the firm level: the extended litigation process; title: The advisory centre on WTO law; title: Development-focused NGOs in WTO enforcement; title: Monitoring and the institute for assessing WTO commitments.