Is the World Trade Organization attractive enough for emerging economies?
Subtitle: critical essays on the multilateral trading system
By: edited by Zdenek Drabek.
Contributors: Drabek, Zdenek.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230581845
Subjects: World Trade Organization -- Developing countries; Developing countries -- Commercial policy; Developing countries -- Commerce
Description: "Do countries benefit from their Membership in the WTO? This book addresses this question and examines the role of the WTO in the process of economic development of emerging markets and other developing countries"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: WTO Accession and Impact on Policies in Individual CountriesWhy Bind? A Discussion of WTO Disciplines and their Effect on Policy Autonomy; title: D.RodrikEffects of WTO Accession on Policymaking in Sovereign States: Lessons from Transition Countries; Z.Drabek & M.BacchettaPolicy Anchors: Do Free Trade Agreements Serve as Vehicles for Developing-Country Policy Reform?; M.FerrantinoDevelopment Implications of WTO Accession Procedures; W.MartinPART II: MULTILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT COOPERATION Toward a Development-Friendly International Regulatory Framework for Foreign Direct Investment; title: T.Moran What Are Trade Agreements For?; title: D.ReganThe WTO: A Sweet or Sour Chinese Banquet?; title: A. AmsdenRegional Trading Arrangements and WTO Membership: Substitutes or Complements?; R. PomfretPART III: IMPACT OF THE WTO ON TRADE FLOWS OF GOODS The Effect of Membership in the GATT/WTO on Trade: Where Do We Stand?; title: A.RoseDoes WTO Membership Make a Difference at the Extensive Margin of World Trade?; title: G.Felbermayr&; title: W.KohlerThe Impact of WTO on Trade Flows: Computable General Equilibrium Approaches; title: J.FrancoisPART IV: COSTS AND BENEFITS OF WTO MEMBERSHIP Who Should Countries Join the WTO and Why?: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of WTO Membership; Z.Drabek & W.WooUneven Benefits from the Dispute Settlement Mechanism; title: W.DaveyPART V: WTO Agenda and Outcome of Negotiations Rebalancing the Gains?Balancing Interests of Countries; title: S.Laird WTO Accession and Impact on Policies in Individual CountriesWhy Bind? A Discussion of WTO Disciplines and their Effect on Policy Autonomy; title: D.RodrikEffects of WTO Accession on Policymaking in Sovereign States: Lessons from Transition Countries; Z.Drabek & M.BacchettaPolicy Anchors: Do Free Trade Agreements Serve as Vehicles for Developing-Country Policy Reform?; M.FerrantinoDevelopment Implications of WTO Accession Procedures; W.MartinPART II: MULTILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT COOPERATION Toward a Development-Friendly International Regulatory Framework for Foreign Direct Investment; title: T.Moran What Are Trade Agreements For?; title: D.ReganThe WTO: A Sweet or Sour Chinese Banquet?; title: A. AmsdenRegional Trading Arrangements and WTO Membership: Substitutes or Complements?; R. PomfretPART III: IMPACT OF THE WTO ON TRADE FLOWS OF GOODS The Effect of Membership in the GATT/WTO on Trade: Where Do We Stand?; title: A.RoseDoes WTO Membership Make a Difference at the Extensive Margin of World Trade?; title: G.Felbermayr&; title: W.KohlerThe Impact of WTO on Trade Flows: Computable General Equilibrium Approaches; title: J.FrancoisPART IV: COSTS AND BENEFITS OF WTO MEMBERSHIP Who Should Countries Join the WTO and Why?: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of WTO Membership; Z.Drabek & W.WooUneven Benefits from the Dispute Settlement Mechanism; title: W.DaveyPART V: WTO Agenda and Outcome of Negotiations Rebalancing the Gains?Balancing Interests of Countries; title: S.Laird .